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≪Que sais-je?≫ means “What do I know?” in French. This is the phrase one asks oneself when one wonders if he or she does not know anything. The Renaissance philosopher Michel de Montaigne made this phrase famous as his measure for gaining knowledge. New knowledge truly begins from knowing what one does not know.
Collection ≪Que sais-je?≫ is an unwavering effort to connect Montaigne’s philosophy and the spirit of the epochal 18th-century Encyclopaedia with the inquiry into truth. Collection ≪Que sais-je?≫ Best Selections, consisting of 354 volumes selected from the Japanese edition of Collection ≪Que sais-je?≫, originally published by Presses Universitaires de France (PUF), is now available on JapanKnowledge. Carefully chosen by the editors of Hakusuisha Publishing. You should be able to read your favorite titles on JapanKnowledge.
Collection ≪Que sais-je?≫ is an unwavering effort to connect Montaigne’s philosophy and the spirit of the epochal 18th-century Encyclopaedia with the inquiry into truth. Collection ≪Que sais-je?≫ Best Selections, consisting of 354 volumes selected from the Japanese edition of Collection ≪Que sais-je?≫, originally published by Presses Universitaires de France (PUF), is now available on JapanKnowledge. Carefully chosen by the editors of Hakusuisha Publishing. You should be able to read your favorite titles on JapanKnowledge.
Contents information
| Original books | 文庫クセジュ |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Hakusuisha Publishing Co., Ltd. |
| Publication date | March 1952 - February 2009 |
| Number of volumes | 354 volumes |
| Book price | Base price: ¥343,388 + tax |
| Release date of JK | First release (50 volumes) : March 22, 2012 Second release (52 volumes) : October 29, 2012 Third release (50 volumes) : March 25, 2013 fourth release (50 volumes) : November 6, 2013 fifth release (50 volumes) : July 22, 2014 sixth release (50 volumes) : April 24, 2015 seventh release (52 volumes) : October 19, 2015 |
| Number of entries | 354 volumes ; 70,000 pages |
| Number of characters | 39,000,000 characters |
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（as of October 2015）