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    Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne (/mɒnˈteɪn/ mon-TAYN; French: [miʃɛl ekɛm də mɔ̃tɛɲ]; Middle French: [miˈʃɛl ejˈkɛm də mõnˈtaɲə]; 28 February 1533 –...
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    The Essays (French: Essais, pronounced [esɛ]) of Michel de Montaigne are contained in three books and 107 chapters of varying length. They were originally...
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    near Bergerac and Saint-Émilion, in the small commune of Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne in the Dordogne département of France. The structure originated in...
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    : I–II.Q60  Similarly to Marcus Aurelius, the French philosopher Michel de Montaigne writes in his essay 'Of Experience' that temperance enhances the...
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    Bordeaux Montaigne University (French: Université Bordeaux Montaigne; formerly Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3) is a public university in Pessac...
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    Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl də mɔ̃tɛɲ]; Occitan: Sent Miquèu de Montanha) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine...
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    those days of the early 18th century. The present name comes from Michel de Montaigne, a writer of the French Renaissance. In the 19th century, the street...
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  • most perfect human happiness and the ultimate goal of human life. Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592) was a French philosopher. Influenced by Hellenistic philosophy...
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  • The most notable figure of the Skepticism revival in the 1500s, Michel de Montaigne wrote about his studies of Academic Skepticism and Pyrrhonism through...
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    following a fire in 1885. The tower was renovated and redecorated to Michel de Montaigne's specifications in 1571, following his first retirement from public...
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