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Michel Onfray is a French philosopher, essayist, and pundit born on 1 January 1959 in Argentan, France. He holds a diplôme d'études approfondies from the University of Caen Normandy and works in political philosophy, philosophy of religion, ancient philosophy, and ethics. His worldview is characterized by atheism, hedonism, materialism, and continental philosophy. He has been influenced by Epicurus, Benedictus de Spinoza, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Lucien Jerphagnon.
Onfray writes in French and is the author of notable works including *Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam*, *Une histoire de France*, *Le crocodile d'Aristote*, *Théologie de la provocation*, *Manifeste pour la librairie... et les lecteurs!*, and *La parole au peuple*. He is associated with CNews and is considered a figure in contemporary philosophy.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1 January 1959
- Works
- 168
Top works
- Les dix commandements au XXIe siècle
- Une histoire de France
- Le crocodile d'Aristote
- Théologie de la provocation
- Manifeste pour la librairie... et les lecteurs!
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Film & TV
Argentan, France
Known for
- Élysée, la solitude du pouvoir — Self2017
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1959-01-01 ) 1 January 1959 (age 67) , Argentan , France
- Alma mater
- University of Caen Lower Normandy
- Era
- Contemporary philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Materialism , Hedonism , Epicureanism , Atheism , Consequentialism , Anarchism , Patriotism , Mutualism
- Main interests
- Atheism , religion, ethics, Cyrenaic school , hedonism , Epicureanism , pleasure , history of philosophy , materialism , aesthetics , bioethics
- Notable ideas
- The principle of Gulliver ( le principe de Gulliver )
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Described at
Onfray, Michel (1959-)
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Chambois
- Occupation
- essayist
- Educated at
- University of Caen Normandy
- Employer
- CNews
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- atheism
- Academic degree
- diplôme d'études approfondies
- Field of work
- ontology
- Movement
- euroscepticism
- Official website
- frontpopulaire.fr
- Image
- Michel Onfray - Theatre rond point - 2010-05-20.jpg
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- Commons category
- Michel Onfray
- date of birth
- 1959-01-01
- influenced by
- Benedictus de Spinoza
- name in native language
- Michel Onfray
- hashtag
- Onfray
- social media followers
- 72500
- writing language
- French
- time period
- contemporary philosophy
- described at URL
- data.bibliotheken.nl/id/dbnla/onfr001
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Encyclopedic overview
Michel Onfray ( French: [miʃɛl ɔ̃fʁɛ]; born 1 January 1959) is a French writer and philosopher with a hedonistic, epicurean and atheist worldview. A highly prolific author on philosophy, he has written over 100 books. His philosophy is mainly influenced by such thinkers as Nietzsche, Epicurus, the Cynic and Cyrenaic schools, as well as French materialism. He has gained notoriety for writing such works as Traité d'athéologie: Physique de la métaphysique (translated into English as Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam), Politique du rebelle: traité de résistance et d'insoumission, Physiologie de Georges Palante, portrait d'un nietzchéen de gauche, La puissance d'exister and La sculpture de soi for which he won the annual Prix Médicis in 1993.
Onfray is often regarded as being left-wing; however, some observers have stated that he has right-wing tendencies. He has become appreciated by some far-right circles, notably with his sovereignist magazine Front populaire.
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