“There is an Abecedarian ignorance that precedes knowledge, and a doctoral ignorance that comes after it.”

Montaigne’s “Of Vain Subtleties”

Hello friends,

In a week or so, our Saturday sessions will mark a full year of studying Pascal and Montaigne together, alternating between the two. This is the longest we have spent on a single work, though we might be forgiven for our pace given that we are tackling two works simultaneously. Then again, perhaps we should be unforgiven after I confess th…