Sarah Bakewell's current biography of this writer is titled How to Live and uses his writings, including "Of Cannibals," as a way of defining modern life. He opined that "to die of old age is rare and extraordinary" in the 16th century in "Of Age," and he described the need to "die purposely" in "Of Vanity." Those works switch back and forth between Latin and French, as does perhaps his most famous piece, in which he defends the author of Natural Theology. FTP who is thi
Sarah Bakewell's current biography of this writer is titled How to Live and uses his writings, including "Of Cannibals," as a way of defining modern life. He opined that "to die of old age is rare and extraordinary" in the 16th century in "Of Age," and he described the need to "die purposely" in "Of Vanity." Those works switch back and forth between Latin and French, as does perhaps his most famous piece, in which he defends the author of Natural Theology. FTP who is this Frenchman who retired from public life to write "An Apology for Raymond Sebond" and other works for which he coined the term "Essays"?
Sarah Bakewell's current biography of this writer is titled How to Live and uses his writings, including "Of Cannibals," as a way of defining modern life.
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