Michel de Montaigne, a French Renaissance philosopher known for his essays that pondered life's deepest questions, faced a near-death experience that significantly altered his personal and philosophical life. While riding in the countryside, Montaigne was thrown off his horse, which then landed on him, causing severe injuries. Remarkably, this incident became a pivotal moment not only in his life but also in medical history. As Montaigne lay unconscious, his servants feared the worst. However, h

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Philosopher and essayist Michel de Montaigne was born on this date in 1533. In 2021 Josh and guest co-host Lanier Anderson explored his life and thought with their Stanford colleague Cécile Alduy, author of "The Politics of Love: Poetics and Genesis of the 'Amours' in Renaissance France (1549-1560)"—LISTEN: https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/montaigne-and-art-essay. | Philosophy Talk