| Description |
481 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The Oxford library of the world's great books |
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The Oxford library of the world's great books.
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| Note |
"The Franklin Library has been selected by the Oxford University Press as publishers of The Oxford Library of the World's Great Books"--T.p. verso. |
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"The essays in this volume were selected by Dr. Mortimer J. Adler"--T.p. verso. |
| Contents |
On man: Of liars -- That the taste of good and evil depends in large part on the opinion we have of them -- That our happiness must not be judged until after our death -- That to philosophize is to learn to die -- One man's profit is another man's harm -- Of friendship -- Of moderation -- Of the uncertainty of our judgment -- Of age -- Of conscience -- Of books -- That our desire is increased by difficulty -- Of giving the lie -- Of freedom of conscience -- Of solitude -- Against do-nothingness -- Of virtue -- Of anger. On principle: Of custom, and not easily changing an accepted law -- Of the education of children -- It is folly to measure the true and false by our own capacity -- Of cannibals -- Of the custom of wearing clothes -- Of sumptuary laws -- Of ancient customs -- Of evil means employed to a good end -- On some verses of Virgil -- Of the disadvantage of greatness. On knowledge and pride: Apology for Raymond Sebond. |
| Subject |
French essays -- 16th century.
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| Added Author |
Frame, Donald M. (Donald Murdoch), 1911-1991.
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Wald, Carol.
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| Added Title |
Essais. Selections. English
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| Spine Title |
Essays |
| Added Title |
Michel de Montaigne |
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