Montaigne on Friendship
Monday Night Philosophy warms you up for the holidays with Michel de Montaigne's essay "On Friendship." Montaigne shows us how our attitudes toward friendship are deeply constitutive of both our emotional life and our moral being.
Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
December 10, 20191h 2m
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Show Notes
Monday Night Philosophy warms you up for the holidays with Michel de Montaigne's essay "On Friendship," one of the most influential and insightful meditations on the topic ever written. Montaigne shows us how our attitudes toward friendship are deeply constitutive of both our emotional life and our moral being. Together we will discuss the themes raised by Montaigne and their implications for thinking about communal life, both during Montaigne's age and in the present moment. MLF Organizer: George Hammond MLF: Humanities
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