Apology for Raymond Sebond

by Montaigne, Michel De; Ariew, Roger; Grene, Marjorie Glicksman; Grene, Marjorie Glicksman; Ariew, Roger

• ISBN13: 9780872206809
• ISBN10: 0872206807
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc

Summary

Under the pretence of defending an obscure treatise by a Catalan theologian, Montaigne attacks the philosophers who attempt rational explanations of the universe and argues for a sceptical Christianity based squarely on faith rather than reason. The result is the Apology for Raymond Sebond, a classic of Counter-Reformation thought and a masterpiece of Renaissance literature. This new translation achieves both accuracy and fluency, conveying at once the nuances of Montaigne's arguments and his distinctive literary style.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vi
1. Montaigne: Life and Times	vi
2. The Apology	viii
3. Notes on the Text	ix
4. Selected Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources	ix
Apology for Raymond Sebond	1
1. Sebond and His Treatise	1	(2)
2. First Objection against Sebond, and Montaigne's Reply	3	(7)
3. Second Objection against Sebond, and Montaigne's Reply	10
1. The Vanity of Man's Knowledge without God	12	(3)
2. Man Is No Better than the Beasts	15	(33)
3. Man's Knowledge Cannot Make Him Happy	48	(10)
4. Man's Knowledge Cannot Make Him Good	58	(4)
5. Man Has No Knowledge	62	(59)
6. Man's Claims to Knowledge Are Defective	121	(27)
7. The Senses Are Inadequate	148	(13)
8. Changing Man Cannot Know Changing or Unchanging Things	161