Michel Onfray’s Contre-histoire de la philosophie is a landmark project that challenges the traditional "textbook" history of Western thought. The 16th volume (Audio 16) is a pivotal moment in this series, focusing on the radical shifts of the 19th and 20th centuries. 🧠 The Core Philosophy: "Counter-History"
The central thesis is that these authors provide the most logical and rigorous defense of Christian theology because they refuse to compromise with modernity (democracy, human rights, secularism). Onfray presents them as the "avenging angels" of the metaphysical system he has spent the previous 15 volumes dismantling.
Listen to Audio 16 if you want to understand why Epicureanism never died – and why the Church feared it. Do not listen as your only source on Gassendi or the libertins. Pair it with a standard history (e.g., Anthony Gottlieb’s The Dream of Enlightenment) to get both the official and the “contre” perspectives. Michel Onfray’s Contre-histoire de la philosophie is a
While there isn't a single "paper" transcript of just Volume 16, Onfray's written Contre-histoire series (published by
Why seek out the audio version of Volume 16? Onfray is not a dry lecturer; he is a performer. Listening to the original recordings (often titled Michel Onfray - La Contre-histoire de la philosophie - Audio 16 Full) offers several advantages: Onfray presents them as the "avenging angels" of
If you are tired of philosophy that floats above the world, plug in your headphones, find "Michel Onfray - La Contre-histoire de la philosophie - Audio 16 Full" , and prepare to have your intellectual foundations shaken.
Onfray uses Freud's private correspondence and early clinical failures to argue that Freud often manipulated data and "invented" cures that never actually happened. Ideological Foundations: Pair it with a standard history (e
The Rediscovery of Lucretius: Onfray spends the first 20 minutes detailing how Poggio Bracciolini’s 1417 rediscovery of De Rerum Natura created an atomic bomb under Christian theology. The full audio captures Onfray’s fiery narration of how Lucretius’ poem introduced a universe of chance, atoms, and soul-mortality to a Europe suffocating under scholasticism.
", is a 13-CD audio box set originally released in 2011 by Frémeaux & Associés. This volume belongs to Cycle 9, "Le Siècle du nihilisme," and continues Onfray's critical examination of Sigmund Freud's life and work. Content Highlights