Montaigne is a philosophy of fear. In Montaigne’s Essays, Montaigne discusses fear in the form of emotions. I did a little research on Montaigne and it stated that he has a fear of death it also stated that it is impossible for him to enjoy life. Montaigne is the first person to discuss his fear. In his essay, he compares fear to life. Montaigne explained that someone died before being executed. With that, he feared something bad will happen next that could lead to his own death.
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I agree with you that fear is a worthy topic of philosophy and Montaigne is a real philosopher in that. He once said, “The thing I fear most is fear.” When the fear of death surpasses other emotions, it becomes the fear of life. Although it’s hard to neglect fears as well as to enjoy life, fear is the way for him to learn about death.