Question

Explain who Montaigne revered in his essay “On Cannibals” and whom he thought was barbaric. Provide examples of ideas and situations from contemporary society of which Montaigne would disapprove and some of which he would approve

Answer 1

`He wrote about a cannibalistic tribe in Brazilian forests who ate their opponents in rituals after wars. He compared them to barbarians of the 16th century Europe. He would support those societies that glorified the ideal of humanity and supported freedoms while he would criticize oppressive regimes that were against the renaissance ideal of humanism.`
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