Prix Médicis
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1993) Winner
Michel Onfray
ミシェル・オンフレ
Mishieru Onfure
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-01-01 （Argentan）
- Nationality
- フランス, French
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- Argentan, France → Giel-Courteilles, France → Caen, France
Career
- Occupations
- philosopher, writer, teacher
- Active Years
- 1983-2024
- Affiliations
- Université populaire de Caen
- Influenced By
- Friedrich Nietzsche, Epicurus, Cynics, Cyrenaics, Georges Palante
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Caen Lower Normandy | — | Philosophy | 哲学教員資格 | — | France |
University of Caen Lower Normandy
Philosophy
Degree:
哲学教員資格
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
France
Graduated with a teaching degree in philosophy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Prix Médicis | La sculpture de soi | — | — | winner |
Prix Médicis
1993
Work:
La sculpture de soi
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
La sculpture de soi
1993 PhilosophyA work on aesthetic morality and self-sculpture. Winner of Prix Médicis.
self-sculptureaesthetic morality
Traité d'athéologie
2005 Philosophical essayAtheist Manifesto against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
atheismanti-religion
Translations
- Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
La puissance d'exister
2006 PhilosophyHedonist manifesto.
hedonismpower to exist
Cosmos
2015 PhilosophyFirst volume of a materialist ontology trilogy.
materialismcosmology
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- hedonisticmaterialistprovocativecounter-traditional
- Recurring Motifs
- pleasureatheismanti-Platonismsensuality
Legacy
A prolific French philosopher and writer known for hedonism, atheism, and materialism. Authored over 100 books and founded the free Université populaire de Caen.
In Popular Culture
- Asteroid 289992 Onfray, discovered in 2005, named in his honor.
- Fictionalized as Frayère in the 2024 novel Les derniers jours du Parti socialiste.
Quotes
-
There is no philosophy without self-psychoanalysis.
Source: Wikipedia entry -
Hedonism is an introspective attitude to life based on taking pleasure yourself and pleasuring others, without harming yourself or anyone else.
Source: Interview
Trivia
- Born to Norman farmers.
- Attended Catholic boarding school from ages 10-14, describing it as suffering.
- Resigned from teaching in 2002 to found tuition-free Université populaire.
- Written over 100 books.