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And truly Philosophy is but sophisticated poetry. Whence do those ancient writers derive all their authority but from the poets? - Michel de Montaigne Attribution: Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), French essayist. “Apology for Raimund Sebond,” p. 537, The Essays of Montaigne, vol. I, trans. by E.J. Trechmann, Oxford University Press, New York and London (n.d.). Montaigne’s appraisal of philosophy.

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