In “Des Cannibales”, Michel de Montaigne asks his readers to refrain from denigrating other cultures whose values ​​differ. He argues that the term barbarism is used to pejoratively describe nations whose rituals may appear primitive, but he cautions against such indulgences. He does this by contrasting the presumed political, social and moral leader, European civilization, with that of the newly discovered Americas. By the mid-16th century, many Europeans were complacent in their position of superiority, viewing non-Europeans as inferior. perhaps to justify their continued domination. This view also prevailed in France, Montaigne's home country, despite decades of civil war and internal strife. Montaigne was deeply distressed by the blatant classism, religious hatred and intolerance that reigned in his native country. Using this essay to highlight the specific practices of the New World, Montaigne concluded that the injustices of European civilization were far more barbaric. A constant source of praise for the inhabitants of the New World was...