Montaigne

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:essayist
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Renaissance
Literary criticism
Philosophy of education
Skeptic philosophy
gptkbp:birth_date 1533-02-28
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:France
gptkbp:children gptkb:Leonor_de_Montaigne
gptkbp:death_date 1592-09-13
gptkbp:famous_quote What do I know?
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
To philosophize is to learn how to die.
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Montaigne
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Humanism
Skepticism
Renaissance philosophy
gptkbp:influence_on Cultural studies
Literary style
Philosophical skepticism
Modern essay writing
Personal essay genre
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Rene_Descartes
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Marcus_Aurelius
gptkb:Cicero
gptkb:Seneca
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Laozi
gptkb:Sextus_Empiricus
gptkb:Aristotle
gptkb:Plato
gptkb:Etienne_de_La_Boétie
gptkb:Michel_de_l'_Hôpital
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Humanism
Skepticism
Cultural relativism
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_work Essays
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Nobleman
gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Périgueux
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:France
gptkbp:spouse Françoise de la Chassagne
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Château_de_Montaigne
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Bordeaux
gptkbp:work_period 16th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:music_awards
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3