Montaigne [puts] not self-satisfied understanding but a consciousness astonished at itself at the core of human existence. (Maurice Merleau-Ponty)

Montaigne [puts] not self-satisfied understanding but a consciousness astonished at itself at the core of human existence.

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

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