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About Michel Onfray
Michel Onfray is an elite French philosopher and writer. He has written over hundred books in French and English and is noted for his philosophical imagination. Onfray’s writings often carry an atheist, epicurean, and hedonistic worldview.
Background & Education
The writer received his earliest education in a Catholic boarding school in Caen, France. He is also an alumnus of the University of Caen Lower Normandy, where he earned his degree in philosophy.
Career Highlights & Major Works
Between 1983 and 2002, he was a philosophy teacher in a high school in Caen. However, Onfray’s writing career took off in 1993, when he won the “Prix Medicis” for his book “La sculpture de soi.”
In 2005, he published one of his most notable books, “Traité d’Athéologie” which translates as “Atheist Manifesto.” It was a bestseller in Europe for several months in 2005.
His other famous works, include “, Physiologie de Georges Palante,” “Cosmos,” “La puissance d'exister” and “Traite d'atheologie: Physique de la metaphysique.”
Controversies
In 2010, he received a lot of backlash for his book “The Twilight of an Idol: The Freudian Confabulation,” which negatively criticized the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud.
Personal Life
Onfray is an avid atheist and regards theistic religion as lacking profound philosophies.
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F.A.Q. about Michel Onfray
When is his birthday?
Michel Onfray's birthday is on January 1, 1959.
In how many days is his birthday?
Michel's birthday is in 328 days
How old is he?
He is 66 years old.
Where is Michel from?
He was born in Argentan, Orne, France.