In February 1571, on his 38 th birthday, a one-time lawyer and courtier had a Latin inscription incised on a beam in his study. “Worn out with the slavery of the court and of public service, Michel de ...

For centuries, the final resting place of Michel de Montaigne, the French Renaissance philosopher credited with pioneering the essay as a literary form, has remained a mystery. Now, the search is over ...

The bust of French philosopher Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) is displayed at the Bibliothèque in Bordeaux, as part of an exhibition and events through the city dedicated to the former mayor. (Photo ...

Michel de Montaigne was many things: a 16th century French writer, bureaucrat, and self-defined accidental philosopher. He's also the inventor of a new literary form we now call the essay. His Essais ...

The Michel de Montaigne Endowed Prize in the History of Ideas was established in the College of Arts and Sciences in 2018 in honor of the 16th-century French essayist. To be eligible, a person must ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Matthew Sharpe is part of an ARC funded project on modern reinventions of the ancient idea of "philosophy as a way of life", in which Montaigne is a central figure. When Michel de Montaigne retired to ...

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees There is no ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A man of understanding has lost nothing, if he has himself A man of understanding has lost nothing, if he has himself A man of understanding has lost nothing, if he ...