Plínio Junqueira Smith : Montaigne, des pratiques méditatives à la philosophie en action

Bulletin de la Société internationale des amis de Montaigne - 2024 – 2, n° 79. Montaigne et le monde luso-brésilien

The aim of this article is to clarify the notion of exercise in Montaigne's philosophy, and thus his claim that his "philosophy is in action". It is suggested that there is an evolution in this notion. Initially, Montaigne proposed meditative practices similar to spiritual exercises. Then the exercises are conceived as experiences similar to death. Finally, for Montaigne, all the actions of life become exercises in which his philosophy is inscribed.

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This publication was written by Plinio Junqueira Smith during his research stay at the Collegium in 2022-2023.

• Editor
  Classiques Garnier
• Author(s)
  Plínio Junqueira Smith is Associate Professor at Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil. His main areas of expertise are skepticism and Early Modern Philosophy, from Montaigne to Kant.
  He was a 2022-2023 Fellow at the Collegium de Lyon.