Skip to content

Classiques Garnier

On a passage from l’Apologie Rethinking philosophy against itself— Learned ignorance and unreason

  • Publication type: Journal article
  • Journal: Bulletin de la Société internationale des amis de Montaigne
    2020 – 2, n° 72
    . Saveur du savoir Mélanges Alain Legros
  • Author: Llinàs Begon (Joan Lluís)
  • Abstract: The aim of this writing is to propose a commentary on a passage of “Raimond Sebond's Apology”. Montaigne responds to the usefulness of philosophy in its attempt to provide weapons to support the vicissitudes of existence. He valorises oblivion more than memory, ignorance more than science showing that it is possible to deduce a new way of good living... and therefore of philosophizing. Our commentary exposes the modification of the sources -old and contemporary- of Montaigne's arguments.
  • Pages: 119 to 130
  • Journal: Bulletin for the International Society of Friends of Montaigne
  • CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
  • EAN: 9782406113560
  • ISBN: 978-2-406-11356-0
  • ISSN: 2261-897X
  • DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-11356-0.p.0119
  • Publisher: Classiques Garnier
  • Online publication: 01-25-2021
  • Periodicity: Biannual
  • Language: French
  • Keyword: Philosophy, reason, madness, memory, learned ignorance, good Life, ancient Sources