Writing Essays and Making Beautiful Art
On the origin of essay writing and why we should create beautiful art
Michel de Montaigne practically invented the literary essay. At the very least, he is responsible for popularizing and validating it as a legitimate and desirable form of philosophizing—thinking well in the pursuit of wisdom.
A French Renaissance philosopher, born on February 28, 1533, Montaigne came to be one of the most significant and influential phi…
