Modernity continues to emerge with the writings of Montaigne and Shakespeare. On today's episode, Rabbi Rocklin will help us address the following questions:
- Why did Montaigne love history as a tool to understand the human character?
- How does Montaigne's approach to education diverge from his contemporaries' such that we might recognize his approach in today's world of education?
- What sets Shakespeare's plays apart from his contemporaries' and makes his works relevant throughout the centuries?
Recommended Reading: Barzun, Jacques. From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life. New York: Harper Perennial, 2001.
