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To the Reader xliii

Book I 1

8 On Idleness 3

9 On Liars 5

14 That the Way We See Good and Evil Depends on the Opinion We Have of Them 13

20 To Study Philosophy Is to Learn How to Die 39

21 On the Power of Imagination 63

23 On Custom, and That We Should Not Easily Change an Established Law 77

26 On the Education of Children 99

28 On Friendship 147

30 On Moderation 165

31 On Cannibals 175

39 On Solitude 193

Book II 209

1 On the Inconstancy of Our Actions 211

6 Use Makes Perfect 221

10 On Books 235

11 On Cruelty 251

18 On Giving the Lie 271

30 On a Monstrous Child 277

35 On Three Good Women 281

Book III 291

1 On Profit and Honesty 293

2 On Repentance 313

5 On Some Verses of Virgil 331

6 On Coaches 411

8 On the Art of Conversation 435

9 On Vanity 465

13 On Experience 541

Essays by Montaigne

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 31/03/2022
      ISBN13: 9780857089335, 978-0857089335
      ISBN10: 0857089331
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      To the Reader xliii

      Book I 1

      8 On Idleness 3

      9 On Liars 5

      14 That the Way We See Good and Evil Depends on the Opinion We Have of Them 13

      20 To Study Philosophy Is to Learn How to Die 39

      21 On the Power of Imagination 63

      23 On Custom, and That We Should Not Easily Change an Established Law 77

      26 On the Education of Children 99

      28 On Friendship 147

      30 On Moderation 165

      31 On Cannibals 175

      39 On Solitude 193

      Book II 209

      1 On the Inconstancy of Our Actions 211

      6 Use Makes Perfect 221

      10 On Books 235

      11 On Cruelty 251

      18 On Giving the Lie 271

      30 On a Monstrous Child 277

      35 On Three Good Women 281

      Book III 291

      1 On Profit and Honesty 293

      2 On Repentance 313

      5 On Some Verses of Virgil 331

      6 On Coaches 411

      8 On the Art of Conversation 435

      9 On Vanity 465

      13 On Experience 541

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