FAQ About Michel de Montaigne
How did Montaigne's work influence later philosophers?
Montaigne's introspective and skeptical style influenced many later philosophers, including René Descartes, who built on Montaigne's questioning of certainty to develop the method of systematic doubt. His essays also inspired existentialist philosophers like Nietzsche, who valued Montaigne's personal and candid approach to exploring the human condition.
