Du Pedantisme: Essais, I, 25 - Paperback

by Michel Montaigne (Author), Marc Foglia (Editor)

Chapter 25 of Book I of Essais, on teaching and learning, highlights the limits of a humanist education. Why do some people not benefit from school? What is the point of "eloquence" in times of war? The chapter questions the very principles of Montaigne's culture and that of his readers.