Blog exclusive! (But see below.) Is pleasure the goal of life for Montaigne?

Would it be better to have no laws than too many (p. 2)?

Should justice attempt to reward as well as punish (pp. 9-10)?

If people are quite different from one another, how can self-study enable Montaigne to gain knowledge of others?

How can we know when we should oppose our natural inclinations (pp. 24-25 and elsewhere)?

What does Montaigne mean by saying that he fools his imagination with "plausible reasons" (p. 33)?

Did we (meaning me) somehow overlook this question? It seemed to me one of the most interesting. - Hugh

Why does "subterranean conduct" so often result from "supercelestial thoughts" (p. 65)?

Is Montaigne a conformist?

What is wrong with Jake sexually?

Why is Robert Cohn so frequently an object of abuse?

What makes Jake and Bill friends?

Why does Jake steer Romero to Brett?

Does Brett or Jake achieve a resolution at the end?

What, if anything, is sexist about this novel?

Hemingway's style seems repetitive, from the level of the sentence to the level of episodes. Is it appropriate?

Blog only! Why is the Englishman Harris included in the Burgete scene?

Is it primarily a concern for the good of society or for the rights of individuals that leads Mill to assert his principle of the liberty of action?

Should sane adults be allowed to commit suicide, according to Mill's principles?

Does the present state of human society reflect that "man is a progressive being (p. 19)?"

How do we know that "mankind" is better off under conditions of liberty (p. 21)?

Does constant questioning of accepted standards of behavior make a society stronger?

Does Mill's defense of free opinion apply to cases of whistle-blowing and leaking?

Is the individual sovereign over his or her property, as "over his own body & mind (p. 18?)"