Philosopher, writer. The inventor or re-inventor of the modern essay, Montaigne candidly reveals his life and inner thoughts in a way that is totally engaging and often impossible to put down. As a philosopher, he is the dedicated foe of order, regimentation, and logic. He tells us to let experience be the guide, and the more unplanned, improvisational, and wandering the experience, the better. Nor should we concern ourselves too much with achievement. The point of living is to live, to experience life as fully as possible. Montaigne is often regarded as a skeptic, but he did not entirely deny the existence of truth. It is just that truth is personal and each person must find it for him or herself.