Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
5. INTRODUCTION 3
6. CHAPTER I. Machiavelli: Example and Origin 35
7. CHAPTER II. The Heptameron and Unlearning from Example 72
8. CHAPTER III. Montaigne and the Economy of Example 118
9. CHAPTER IV. Descartes and Pascal: Self-Centered Examples 154
10. CHAPTER V. Marie de Lafayette: From Image to Act 196
11. CONCLUSION 237
12. NOTES 241
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY 289
14. INDEX 313