HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: French Wars Of Religion, Elizabethan Era, Michel De Montaigne
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A. 3. lived during the worst years of the french religious wars death of a dear friend cause him overwhelming grief he set his thoughts in a new form of writing, the essay. A. 3. a. short written work on a single topic. A. 3. b. usually expresses the personal views of the writers. A. 4. in his essays, m told about himself, his lost friend, the meaning of friendship, the books that he loved, the doctors that he shunned, and many other topics. M"s essays showed him to have more virtues than defects. The wisest french that ever lived an admirer of m"s essays: descartes (1596-1650) B. 3. mathematician and philosopher in his mathematical writings, he developed the basic ideas of analytic geometry studied optics, astronomy, and natural philosophy in its connections with what is now called psychology. Discourse on method: guide for seeking truth in the sciences . D believed nothing should be accepted on faith. Everything should be doubted until proved by reason.
