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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Film_Director |
| gptkbp:born |
February 28, 1533
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Leonor_de_Montaigne
gptkb:Michel_de_Montaigne,_Jr. |
| gptkbp:died |
September 13, 1592
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| gptkbp:famousFor |
introducing the essay as a literary form
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Michel de Montaigne
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Montaigne's_essays
gptkb:Rene_Descartes gptkb:Virginia_Woolf gptkb:Voltaire gptkb:John_Locke gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
self-reflection
introspection literary criticism cultural criticism philosophical inquiry personal narrative memoir writing modern essayists |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Essays
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| gptkbp:nationality |
French
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| gptkbp:notableAlumni |
The role of experience in knowledge
The exploration of human nature The importance of friendship The celebration of individuality The critique of dogmatism The examination of mortality The importance of self-examination The relativity of human customs The significance of personal perspective The value of doubt What do I know? |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Essais
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| gptkbp:occupation |
politician
writer |
| gptkbp:philosophy |
Humanism
Skepticism |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
Périgueux,_France
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
Château_de_Montaigne,_France
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Françoise_de_la_Chassaigne
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