Michel de Montaigne is a 16th-century French writer and philosopher, one of the most prominent representatives of the Renaissance. The collection of literary and philosophical essays "Experiments" became his main work, the work on which lasted ten years. In them, Montaigne acts as a subtle observer, considering public administration, relations between people, power over one's own will, issues of universal human values. The philosopher wrote easily and vividly, in the title of the chapters accurately reflecting their themes: "On Friendship," "On Fear," "On Drunkenness," "On Repentance," "On Glory" and others. "Experiments" was a book cited by Shakespeare, fiercely argued by Pascal and Descartes, and admired by Voltaire. And after a while it will become a guide for those who are fond of philosophy.