In the age of medieval Christian thought, classical authorities reigned supreme as the ultimate source of knowledge about what was right and what was wrong. ... This is so because they both make an attempt to de-emphasize the role that authority has played in Europe in the sixteenth century. The role of acquiring knowledge plays in both works is one of great magnitude. ... For example, Montaigne encourages students to "be satisfied with correcting himself without being seen to reproach others for doing things he would not do himself and without flouting public morality- (47). ...

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