Michel de Montaigne

Timeless Lessons for the 21st Century

Montaigne, a French Renaissance philosopher and essayist, is on my Mt. Rushmore of philosophers and I think it mostly has to do with how authentic and vulnerable he was in his Essays.

The profound legacy left by Michel de Montaigne is still felt in the twenty-first century. Montaigne is renowned for his honest and introspective writing style, and his ess…