Michel Onfray La Contrehistoire | De La Philosophie Audio 16 Full !!top!!

If you are tired of philosophy that floats above the world, plug in your headphones, find , and prepare to have your intellectual foundations shaken.

Michel Onfray’s 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" If you are tired of philosophy that floats

| Category | Title | Author / Presenter | Why It’s Relevant | |----------|-------|--------------------|-------------------| | | La Contrehistoire de la philosophie (complete series) | Michel Onfray | The full series expands the themes introduced in Audio 16. | | Philosophy of the Body | Philosophie du corps | Michel Onfray | Deepens the corporeal perspective briefly touched upon in Audio 16. | | Critical Historiography | The Philosophy of the Enlightenment | Robert J. Wicks | Offers a complementary view on the political dimensions of Enlightenment thought. | | Hedonistic Ethics | Pleasure and the Good Life: The Philosophy of Hedonism | David J. Gunkel | Provides a systematic defense of hedonism, useful for comparing with Onfray’s position. | | Audio Format | The Great Philosophers: A Podcast (Episodes on Pre‑Socratics, Plato, etc.) | Various | Provides accessible audio introductions that can serve as a counterpoint to Onfray’s narrative. | 🧠 The Core Philosophy: "Counter-History" | Category |

: Approximately 12 hours and 37 minutes of recorded material. Wicks | Offers a complementary view on the

Deconstructing the "Platonic-Christian" dominance. 🎧 Insights from Volume 16

Plato wrote that the body is the tomb of the soul. Christian theology amplified this into a disgust for the flesh. In audio 16, via Diderot, Onfray argues that the brain is an organ like the stomach or genitals. Thought is a secretion of the nervous system. This biological materialism has radical implications for ethics: if thinking is a physical act, then philosophy is a form of medicine, not theology.