Finiteness, “Frequenting the World” and Human Formation on Michel de Montaigne

Abstract

The paper aims to think about the human development
from some aspects of the philosophy of Michel de Montaigne offered
to us in the classic text Essays. Initially, it introduces an outline of the Renaissance
age, the basis of his anthropological perspective, marked by the
man’s importance in the world. Based on a hermeneutics of Montaigne´s
essays, it interprets the idea of finiteness and of frequentation brought by
the author as part of foundational elements of his philosophical horizon.
The contribution of Michel de Montaigne’ philosophy of education points,
precisely, to the open and inconclusive (and therefore rich) character of life,
of human development and of education.