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?