The Free Mind: Doubt and Revolt
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The Free Mind: Doubt and Revolt
From Montaigne's 'what do I know?' through Hume, Zhuangzi, and Emerson to revolt against fixed certainties.
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Step 1 · Still to readEssays (selection)
Montaigne turns self-examination into an art: he trusts no judgment too quickly, not even his own.
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Step 2 · Still to readAn Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
Hume presses further: how much of what we 'know' is really just habit?
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Step 3 · Still to readZhuangzi
Zhuangzi makes doubt lighter: perhaps the fixed distinction itself is already the trap.
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Step 4 · Still to readNotes from Underground
Dostoevsky's underground man revolts: the human being is no rational machine.
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Step 5 · Still to readEssays
Emerson gives nonconformity a brighter tone: trust the individual conscience.
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Step 6 · Still to readBeyond Good and Evil
Nietzsche strikes at the root: he questions the value of our morality itself.