PREVIEW-Episode 33: Montaigne: What Is the Purpose of Philosophy?

Summary: Discussing Michel de Montaigne's Essays: "That to Philosophize is to Learn to Die," "Of Experience," "Of Cannibals," "Of the Education of Children," and "Of Solitude" (all from around 1580) with some discussion of "Apology for Raymond Sebond."<br> This is a 32-minute preview of our vintage 1 hr, 41-minute episode which you can buy at <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2011/02/18/ep33-montaigne-citizen/" target="_blank">partiallyexaminedlife.com/store</a> or <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2011/02/18/ep33-montaigne-citizen/" target="_blank">get for free</a> with PEL Citizenship (see <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/membership" target="_blank">partiallyexaminedlife.com/membership</a>). You can also purchase the full episode in the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/episode-33-montaigne-what/id1043405756" target="_blank">iTunes Store</a>: Search for "Partially Examined Montaigne" and look under "Albums."<br> Renaissance man Montaigne tells us all how to live, how to die, how to raise our kids, that we don't know anything, and a million Latin quotations. Montaigne put the skeptical fire under Descartes and both draws upon and mocks a great deal of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy. Plus, he's actually fun to read.<br> The role of Seth is played this time by our guest podcaster <a href="http://dylancasey.org/" target="_blank">Dylan Casey</a>.<br> Read along <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3600" target="_blank">here</a>; the translation we all read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400040213?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=theparexalif-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1400040213" target="_blank">is available for purchase.</a><br> End song: "I Like Life" from <a href="http://marklint.com/FJTalbum.html" target="_blank">Mark Lint and the Fake Johnson Trio</a> (1998)<br>