Pierre Charron

Pierre Charron (* 1541 in Paris, † November 16, 1603 ) was a French philosopher, theologian and representatives of skepticism.

He was right in Orléans and Bourges. After working as a lawyer and subsequently studied theology Charron received priestly ordination in 1576 and worked among others as a court preacher of the French Queen Margaret of Navarre ( Marguerite de Valois ).

Charron's philosophical works are strongly influenced by the skepticism of the philosopher Michel de Montaigne. Both were friends. As a major work Charrons the 1601 completed and consists of three separate volumes, is considered under the title Traite de la Sagesse.

Works (selection)

  • Trois Vérités. (orig. Les trois veritez ) Cahors, ( 1593)
  • Discours chrétiens. Bordeaux ( 1600)
  • De la Sagesse. Trois livres Bordeaux, (1601 )
  • Oeuvres completes. Paris, ( 1635)
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