Montaigne y el Individualismo en el Capitalismo Naciente

Abstract

This text analyzes the work of Michel de Montaigne and its relation to the ideological transformations and the new relations of production of the sixteenth century. Montaigne's essays are a characteristic example of the self-consciousness and independence that nascent individuality seeks to maintain in the face of the pretensions of communal life pigeonholed in the hierarchy of the Middle Ages. In addition, Montaigne rescued from the cultural heritage of antiquity concerns and inquiries about the human and, in particular, those related to the private man. In his work, Montaigne is especially interested in the moral heritage, and seeks to study the private life of the great men of antiquity to find rules of conduct. In conclusion, it should be noted that Montaigne is a critical writer even for his time, and that his distinctive perspective on the private life of historical figures distinguishes him from other historians of his time.

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