his skepticism toward any knowledge and unwillingness to have firm opinions on factual things seems like ethics. he drives the principle further than even most gamma NT (Hume) or alpha NT (descartes) skeptics would do. also the sense of humility from some of the statements points to NF temperament and introversion, probably also beta NFs since those can be pretty boasty.
i also don't sense all that much cynicism from him despite the skepticism. it seems milder than that of INxp types somehow. it seems like he sees skepticism as something playful rather than as a means by which opposing views are confronted. i don't sense him trying to challenge anyone with his writings, even if that probably ended up the result ex-post. it's more mellow than intentional offensiveness.
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He writes about his disgust with the religious conflicts of his time
motivated by repulse from conflict, not the other way around.
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Montaigne's attempt to examine the world through the lens of the only thing he can depend on implicitly—his own judgment
judgement itself, not observation or evidence, is the standard of truth. that's IxxJ right there.
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In 1571, he retired from public life to the Tower of the Château, his so-called "citadel", in the Dordogne, where he almost totally isolated himself from every social and family affair. Locked up in his library, which contained a collection of some 1,500 works, he began work on his Essais ("Essays"), first published in 1580. On the day of his 38th birthday, as he entered this almost ten-year period of self-imposed reclusion, he had the following inscription crown the bookshelves of his working chamber.
not directly indicative of anything, but it helps to be introverted when undertaking something like this.
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During this time of the Wars of Religion in France, Montaigne, himself a Roman Catholic, acted as a moderating force
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While in the city of Lucca in 1581, he learned that he had been elected mayor of Bordeaux; he returned and served as mayor. He was reelected in 1583 and served until 1585, again moderating between Catholics and Protestants.
good diplomacy skills. INFj trademark.
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Montaigne considered marriage necessary for the raising of children, but disliked strong feelings of passionate love because he saw them as detrimental to freedom.
could be interpreted as devalued Fe.
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In a prearranged marriage, Montaigne married Françoise de la Cassaigne. He did not marry her under his own free will and was pressured by family to do so
this is so ad hoc i'm embarrassed to say it, but: Se-PoLR
i hope that doesn't make the typing sound even more dogmatic, but yeah, see if it helps.