L'animal chez Michel de Montaigne ou pour une politique de l'appréciation de la bête

Although Renaissance thought did not explore the question of animal intelligence either thoroughly or often, Michel de Montaigne's essay, The Apology of Raymond Sebond, with its original analysis of this topic, represents an exception as surprising today as it was for readers of the time. In di...

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Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Französisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2025
In: Renaissance and reformation
Jahr: 2024, Band: 47, Heft: 4, Seiten: 99-120
weitere Schlagwörter:B Montaigne
B Animal/Humain
B Raison
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Zusammenfassung:Although Renaissance thought did not explore the question of animal intelligence either thoroughly or often, Michel de Montaigne's essay, The Apology of Raymond Sebond, with its original analysis of this topic, represents an exception as surprising today as it was for readers of the time. In dismantling the belief - already well established in the sixteenth century - that human beings possess reason and absolute truth, Montaigne demonstrates that they are not as wise as they presume to be and that animals are not as dumb and senseless as we like to think. He thus succeeds in relativizing the established hierarchy between the two categories of creatures, which appear situated on a continuum rather than divided by a strict separation.
ISSN:2293-7374
Enthält:Enthalten in: Renaissance and reformation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.33137/rr.v47i4.45373