"How to Live, or a life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts at an answer" by Sarah Bakewell (2010).
Fred Baumann is a Professor of Political Science at Kenyon College and author of Fraternity and Politics: Choosing One's Brothers. He teaches the history of political philosophy, as well as diplomatic history, politics and literature. He is a graduate of Cornell University and received his PhD from Harvard University.
Video Title: Michel de Montaigne and Us, an Evening with Fred Baumann. Source: Kenyon Alumni. Date Published: May 28, 2021. Description:
Michel de Montaigne sat in his library writing about the human self and its relation to the world while the world outside was racked by religious civil war. He carefully charted a course for retaining sanity and good sense while surrounded by fanatics who had lost touch with themselves as well as with sanity and good sense.
The lecture will be about some of what Fred Baumann learned over the years from Montaigne and about how his teachings might be of use to us in our own troubled day.
This event is part of Kenyon's 2021 Reunion celebration.
