In which Sky is all determined. And stuff.

[cerulean_sky]

• LJ's problems the last few days have made me cranky about LJ. I thought about moving to my Dreamwidth and having my entries crosspost here, but I am just too attached to LJ to leave it completely like that. I'll probably start using my DW to post fic, though. (ETA: Still thinking about moving over and crossposting, as it seems like a few people I

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[girasola]

Montaigne Essay 15 is my favorite!

[cerulean_sky]

Doesn't look like that's in my book. Or, it might be, and the numbers that I think are numbering the essays aren't and I just don't know what the title of that essay is. Still, there isn't a 15 in any of the three sections.

We read "On the Education of Children" which was good, and "On the Cannibals" which was also really good. There was a lot I actually liked about his general philosophy of the first one, but I liked his style and rhetorical devices of the second. I was telling one of my former professors that I really liked the essay on cannibals and that I could understand the case Montaigne was making about it and might actually agree, and he goes, "I think I'm glad I don't have class with you anymore..." It was funny. :)

[zanra]

My professors asked me today what books/authors I wished I had read but hadn't in the course of my studies. The two that popped into my mind were: Dante and Aquinas.

I hardly read any Aquinas, which -- looking back on it -- is pretty weird! (Especially considering my whole theory of ethics is built up around Aquinas.) I read a little in metaphysics, but that's about it. I read enough to appreciate how difficult he is though. Good luck on your paper!

Ohhh also. Heartily hated Montaigne. He contradicts himself everywhere.

[cerulean_sky]

I'm loving Montaigne. We only read three of his essays, but I'm totally planning on reading some of the others ones. I kind of adore what came across as his outlook on life in "On the Education of Children".

[zanra]

I liked him at first but then I got a little fed up :P He DOES fuel a lot of discussion though, thanks to the great variety of topics he writes about.

I'm guessing you're reading for a Renaissance seminar? (Have you read any Erasmus? I have a big dorky crush on Erasmus. It's sort of alienating actually.)

[cerulean_sky]

I wish we had talked about the Cannibals more. I wanted to freak everyone out by agreeing with him. XD

No, not really? Seminar is just seminar. We read pretty much chronologically through all four years, and we're doing Montaigne, Shakespeare, Bacon and Descartes till the end of the year. So I guess maybe we've just hit the Renaissance part of history. (Which, uh, I have no idea when it was, so I have no idea if we've hit it.)