Philosophy
Michelle de Montten
We usually think philosophers should be proud of their big brains
and that they are proponents of thinking, self-discovery and rational reflection.
But there is a philosopher, born in France in 1533,
which has a fresh and different approach.
Michel de Montten is an intellectual who has devoted his writings to ridicule to the arrogance of intellectuals.
In his masterpiece, Essays,
seems to us indescribably wise and intelligent,
but also a modest and inaccessible refutation of pretentious training.
It is also very entertaining and reminds readers,
that to learn about our stupid words or actions does not mean anything,
we need to learn a more important lesson –
that we are idiots.
Or, as he himself says, “Even on the highest throne of the world,
we’re still sitting on the cheeks. “
Monten is a child of Renaissance.
And the ancient philosophers, popular in his time,
believe that reason can provide us with happiness and greatness,
unrelated to other creatures.
Reason is a sophisticated, almost sacred instrument,
who gives us authority over the world and us.
Such is the opinion of philosophers like Cicero
But this interpretation of human reason is angry with Monten.
After spending time with academics and philosophers, he wrote –
“In fact, thousands of village marriages for livelier lives,
more balanced and more unchanging life than [Cicero]. “
His idea is not that people are not reasonable at all,
but that they are too convinced about the limits of their minds.
He writes more –
“Our life consists of parts of madness and parts of wisdom.
Whoever writes about it, as a rule and respect, does not mention half. “
Perhaps the most obvious example of our madness
is the struggle with the limitations of the human body.
Our bodies smell, hurt, sigh, pulse, throb and aged,
regardless of the wishes of our thoughts.
Monten is the first and probably the only philosopher,
which closely examines impotence – a perfect example of our vulnerable minds.
Monten had a friend who was impotent with a woman he liked very much.
But Monten does not blame the penis – the problem is in the mind.
The suppressing idea that we have absolute control over our bodies
and a fear of deviating from this theoretical formality.
The solution to the problem, Montagne says, is a rethinking of normality.
Accepting the disobedience of the penis as a harmless and common problem in making love,
one can prevent it from happening, as the injured man finds.
As soon as he had lying with a woman, he revealed in advance that he was subjected to this weakness
and openly spoke of it, releasing the tension in his soul.
Accepting the problem as usual,
the weight of his constriction was greatly lightened.
Monten’s narration allows the reader to ease the tension in his soul.
A man who has failed with his boyfriend,
he can regain his strength and comfort his beloved,
assuming that his impotence belongs to a wide range of sexual disadvantages,
neither rare nor strange.
Monten is just as honest about the limits of his intellect and the benefits of it.
The academies are very prestigious at the time of Monten, as it is today.
But although Monten is an excellent academic,
does not tolerate pedanticity in the academy.
He wishes to teach only things that benefit, and persistently criticizes the old-fashioned academics.
“If a man is wise, he will judge the value of everything that is useful to him
and compatibility with his life, “he says.
Only what makes us feel better deserves to be understood.
Monten mocks the books that are hard to read.
He admits to his readers that Plato seemed bored to him
and that with the books he wants to have fun.
“I do not want to poison my brain with anything,
even with learning,
however valuable it might be.
With the books, I wish to deliver only pleasure – through noble entertainment …
If he encountered difficult passages in his reading,
I do not worry about them. I try once or twice and leave them.
If a book tired me, I just take another. “
It can be quite blatant about the incomprehensible philosophers.
Complexity is a coin the writer throws to conceal the emptiness of his ideas,
and human folly accepts it – a pure coin.
Monen watches how threatening academic culture
has made all of us study foreign writings before we know our own minds.
But, as he says, “We are richer than we think, all of us.”
Monten is fresh as it describes a life surprisingly similar to ours,
but also inspirational.
A completely human ideal.
All of us can have wise ideas if we do not think
for unable only because we are not 2000 years old
or we are not interested in Plato’s dialogues, or we have, as we say, ordinary life.
Monten assures us –
“You can combine all-moral philosophy with everyday life as well as with the rich.”
In the newly created portrait of the real semi-intelligent human being from Monten,
you may not speak Greek, change your mind after eating,
a book to make you laugh, to be impotent
and you do not know any of the ancient philosophers.
A virtuous, ordinary life, worthy of wisdom,
but never too far from insanity is enough achievement.
Monten remains the great, easily readable intellectual,
with whom to laugh at intellectuals and all sorts of pretentiousness.
It is a breath of fresh air among the closed and arrogant
corridors of the 16th century Academy.
And since, unfortunately, so far has not changed much,
he continues to be inspiration and comfort to all of us,
who feel daily oppressed by pedantism
and the arrogance of so-called “smart people”.
“The School of Life” Michelle de Monten
Michelle de Montten
We usually think philosophers should be proud of their big brains
and that they are proponents of thinking, self-discovery and rational reflection.
But there is a philosopher, born in France in 1533,
which has a fresh and different approach.
Michel de Montten is an intellectual who has devoted his writings to ridicule to the arrogance of intellectuals.
In his masterpiece, Essays,
seems to us indescribably wise and intelligent,
but also a modest and inaccessible refutation of pretentious training.
It is also very entertaining and reminds readers,
that to learn about our stupid words or actions does not mean anything,
we need to learn a more important lesson –
that we are idiots.
Or, as he himself says, “Even on the highest throne of the world,
we’re still sitting on the cheeks. “
Monten is a child of Renaissance.
And the ancient philosophers, popular in his time,
believe that reason can provide us with happiness and greatness,
unrelated to other creatures.
Reason is a sophisticated, almost sacred instrument,
who gives us authority over the world and us.
Such is the opinion of philosophers like Cicero
But this interpretation of human reason is angry with Monten.
After spending time with academics and philosophers, he wrote –
“In fact, thousands of village marriages for livelier lives,
more balanced and more unchanging life than [Cicero]. “
His idea is not that people are not reasonable at all,
but that they are too convinced about the limits of their minds.
He writes more –
“Our life consists of parts of madness and parts of wisdom.
Whoever writes about it, as a rule and respect, does not mention half. “
Perhaps the most obvious example of our madness
is the struggle with the limitations of the human body.
Our bodies smell, hurt, sigh, pulse, throb and aged,
regardless of the wishes of our thoughts.
Monten is the first and probably the only philosopher,
which closely examines impotence – a perfect example of our vulnerable minds.
Monten had a friend who was impotent with a woman he liked very much.
But Monten does not blame the penis – the problem is in the mind.
The suppressing idea that we have absolute control over our bodies
and a fear of deviating from this theoretical formality.
The solution to the problem, Montagne says, is a rethinking of normality.
Accepting the disobedience of the penis as a harmless and common problem in making love,
one can prevent it from happening, as the injured man finds.
As soon as he had lying with a woman, he revealed in advance that he was subjected to this weakness
and openly spoke of it, releasing the tension in his soul.
Accepting the problem as usual,
the weight of his constriction was greatly lightened.
Monten’s narration allows the reader to ease the tension in his soul.
A man who has failed with his boyfriend,
he can regain his strength and comfort his beloved,
assuming that his impotence belongs to a wide range of sexual disadvantages,
neither rare nor strange.
Monten is just as honest about the limits of his intellect and the benefits of it.
The academies are very prestigious at the time of Monten, as it is today.
But although Monten is an excellent academic,
does not tolerate pedanticity in the academy.
He wishes to teach only things that benefit, and persistently criticizes the old-fashioned academics.
“If a man is wise, he will judge the value of everything that is useful to him
and compatibility with his life, “he says.
Only what makes us feel better deserves to be understood.
Monten mocks the books that are hard to read.
He admits to his readers that Plato seemed bored to him
and that with the books he wants to have fun.
“I do not want to poison my brain with anything,
even with learning,
however valuable it might be.
With the books, I wish to deliver only pleasure – through noble entertainment …
If he encountered difficult passages in his reading,
I do not worry about them. I try once or twice and leave them.
If a book tired me, I just take another. “
It can be quite blatant about the incomprehensible philosophers.
Complexity is a coin the writer throws to conceal the emptiness of his ideas,
and human folly accepts it – a pure coin.
Monen watches how threatening academic culture
has made all of us study foreign writings before we know our own minds.
But, as he says, “We are richer than we think, all of us.”
Monten is fresh as it describes a life surprisingly similar to ours,
but also inspirational.
A completely human ideal.
All of us can have wise ideas if we do not think
for unable only because we are not 2000 years old
or we are not interested in Plato’s dialogues, or we have, as we say, ordinary life.
Monten assures us –
“You can combine all-moral philosophy with everyday life as well as with the rich.”
In the newly created portrait of the real semi-intelligent human being from Monten,
you may not speak Greek, change your mind after eating,
a book to make you laugh, to be impotent
and you do not know any of the ancient philosophers.
A virtuous, ordinary life, worthy of wisdom,
but never too far from insanity is enough achievement.
Monten remains the great, easily readable intellectual,
with whom to laugh at intellectuals and all sorts of pretentiousness.
It is a breath of fresh air among the closed and arrogant
corridors of the 16th century Academy.
And since, unfortunately, so far has not changed much,
he continues to be inspiration and comfort to all of us,
who feel daily oppressed by pedantism
and the arrogance of so-called “smart people”.
“The School of Life” Michelle de Monten
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