Apology for Raymond Sebond (Hackett Classics) - Softcover

Michel De Montaigne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872206793 ISBN 13: 9780872206793

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 2003

Synopsis

Under the pretense of defending an obscure treatise by a Catalan theologian, Sebond, Montaigne attacks the philosophers who attempt rational explanations of the universe and argues for a skeptical Christianity based squarely on faith rather than reason. The result is the Apology for Raymond Sebond, a classic of Counter-Reformation thought and a masterpiece of Renaissance literature.

This new translation by Roger Ariew and Marjorie Grene achieves both accuracy and fluency, conveying at once the nuances of Montaigne’s arguments and his distinctive literary style.

About this title

About the Author:

Roger Ariew is Professor of Philosophy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Marjorie Grene is Professor Emeritus, University of California, Davis, and Honorary Distinguished Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Review:

Roger Ariew and Marjorie Grene, with the help of Hackett's modest pricing scheme, have made this challenging, infuriating, ironic and hilarious classic readily available in a faithful and well-presented translation. . . . Scholars will find this volume a fine choice for introducing students to early modern philosophy. . . . This is a welcome publication. --Craig Walton, Philosophy in Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0872206793
• ISBN 13: 9780872206793
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164