by Michel de Montaigne · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141018867
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«On Friendship» is a selection of essays by Michel de Montaigne, published by Penguin in paperback (128 pages, in English).
Montaigne, creator of the modern essay, reflects on friendship and human relationships: starting from perfect and indissoluble friendship, he argues that human beings are not above animals and defends respect for all cultures. Through self-examination, he seeks to understand human nature and the bonds between people.
Part of the Penguin Great Ideas series. The original work dates from 1580.
For readers of philosophy and essays who want to approach the thought of Montaigne, a figure of the French Renaissance.
Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne, commonly known as just Michel de Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularising the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight. Montaigne had a direct influence on numerous writers of Western literature; his Essais contain some of the most influential essays ever written.
