Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue We Restless Souls ix
4. Introduction Four French Thinkers on the Modern Quest for Contentment 1
5. Chapter 1 Montaigne: The Art of Ordinary Life 10
6. Chapter 2 Pascal: The Inhumanity of Immanence 50
7. Chapter 3 Rousseau: The Tragedy of Nature’s Redeemer 99
8. Chapter 4 Tocqueville: Democracy and the Naked Soul 140
9. Conclusion Liberal Education and the Art of Choosing 176
10. Acknowledgments 183
11. Suggested Readings 187
12. Notes 189
13. Bibliography 229
14. Index 243