Listen "Montaigne and Shakespeare: The Rise of the Individual"
Episode Synopsis
Modernity continues to emerge with the writings of Montaigne and Shakespeare. On today's episode, Rabbi Rocklin will help us address the following questions: Why did Montaigne love history as a tool to understand the human character? How does Montaigne's approach to education diverge from his contemporaries' such that we might recognize his approach in today's world of education? What sets Shakespeare's plays apart from his contemporaries' and makes his works relevant throughout the centuries? Recommended Reading: Barzun, Jacques. From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life. New York: Harper Perennial, 2001.
More episodes of the podcast The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind
Don Quixote I: The First Modern Novel
12/11/2025
Shakespeare the Bard: A Man for the Ages
29/10/2025
Shakespeare's Hamlet: The First Modern Play
22/10/2025
Kabbalah: Mysticism and Science
09/10/2025
Erasmus: Humanist and Reformer
17/09/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.