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Unveiling Happiness and Morality: A Guide Through Montaigne’s Lens
When people live in society, there are two aspects that we should pay attention to in our relationships with others: one aspect is to be yourself and not let your true self be lost in others and material things. This is the foundation of happiness; the other aspect is to be yourself A good person is kind to others and has a conscience. This is the foundation of morality. Now let’s talk about the latter aspect. 1. Virtue comes from good nature Montaigne said that the moral character he likes is not created by law and religion, but by the perfection of human nature. Anyone with normal nature has this…
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The Art of Living Well: Be Yourself and Don’t Compromise Your Freedom According to Montaigne
Montaigne advocates living an ordinary life well. Of course, an ordinary life is not a careless life. It is not easy to truly live a good life. How to live an ordinary life well can be said to be the center of his life thinking. The content of the following sections of this lecture is roughly centered around this center. To live an ordinary life well, you must first be a good person. Regarding the principles of life, Montaigne did not talk about any big principles. I followed his style and summarized his meaning in the simplest language. There are two main ones: first, be yourself, and second, be a…
