Montaigne's stated goal in his book is to describe man, and especially himself, with utter frankness and honesty ("bonne foi"). He finds the great variety and volatility of human nature to be its most basic features, which resonates to the Renaissance thought about the fragility of humans. According to the scholar Paul Oskar Kristeller, "the writers of the period were keenly aware of the miseries and ills of our earthly existence". A representative quote is "I have never seen a greater monster or miracle than myself."

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	April 10, 2017
ISBN13	9781545296882
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	744
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 38 mm · 975 g
Language	English

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