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History of Ideas: Montaigne

Past Present Future

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Montaigne's Apology for Ramon Se Bon

Montaigne says that human beings think they're better than elephants, but we're not. Part of his argument is to remind us of all the ways in which we are animalistic. He also spends a lot of time writing about animals themselves.

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