tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14675311.post116007173749579635..comments2023-07-28T05:18:56.638-07:00Comments on Social Solutions to Poverty Weekly: How ‘Contact’ Shaped America: Columbus & The Roots of Equalityscott myers-liptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334457513123995498noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14675311.post-75283848737853972572007-04-15T12:17:00.000-07:002007-04-15T12:17:00.000-07:00It is important to note, however, that Montaigne n...It is important to note, however, that Montaigne never actually traveled to the new world and had no personal experience with the Indians. Shakespeare's treatment of Montaigne's essays is also sarcastic and mocks the idealistic description of the new world natives, as the concept of cultural relativism had yet to fully develope and such peoples were still widely regarded as savage and uncivilized.jeremiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261487229819735970noreply@blogger.com