Episode #024 ... Montaigne

Philosophize This!

Stephen West

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 17.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2014

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the podcast, we learn about Michel de Montaigne. We first discuss how a case of 16th century road rage led to a near-death experience which ironically helped Montaigne overcome his fear of dying. Next, we learn why Montaigne valued personal experience above all other evidence, and how his philosophy drew from the four dominant schools of thought of the Hellenistic age. Finally, we find out why Montaigne thought that “to philosophize is to learn how to die,” and how he believed this idea could be put into practice. All this and more on the latest episode of Philosophize This! Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:40.6	For a large portion of the life of Michelle de Montaine, he was plagued by this terrible,
0:46.9	paralyzing fear of death.
0:49.4	And it's actually pretty funny.
0:50.6	I think 99.9% of people have a terrible fear of death.
0:55.2	The difference between people lies and how effectively they've learned to ignore it.
1:00.0	And really it's not something to be ashamed of.
1:02.4	We are creatures programmed for survival.
1:05.3	And a fear of death is a great way for us to stay away from activities that might get us
1:10.2	killed.
1:11.2	But ever since we've gathered together and built these fortresses that we call cities,
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