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Michel Onfray

French philosopher
Person human Q7060

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28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[35]
Date of birth
1959
Place of birth
Argentan, Chambois[6]
Country of citizenship
France[7]
Occupation
philosopher, essayist, pundit
Employer
CNews[15]
Field of work
political philosophy, philosophy of religion, ancient philosophy, ethics, aesthetics, ontology[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Educated at
University of Caen Normandy
Religion or worldview
atheism[28]
Award received
Prix Médicis essai, François Morellet Prize, Wikidata item, Wikidata item[24][25][26][27]
Notable work
La Sculpture de soi, Antimanual de filosofía, Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, La Puissance d'exister, The Twilight of an Idol: The Freudian Confabulation, Faut-Il Brûler L'Art Contemporain ?, Contre-histoire de la philosophie[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Official website
michelonfray.com, frontpopulaire.fr[46][47]
Doctoral advisor
Simone Goyard-Fabre[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French
Academic degree
doctorate in France, diplôme d'études approfondies[42][43]
Different from
Onfroy
Family name
Onfray[44]
Given name
Michel[45]
Hashtag
MichelOnfray, Onfray
Influenced by
Epicurus, Benedictus de Spinoza, Friedrich Nietzsche, Lucien Jerphagnon, Simone Weil, Raoul Vaneigem[29][30][31][32][33][34]
Movement
atheism, hedonism, materialism, continental philosophy, euroscepticism, reaction[36][37][38][39][40][41]
Name in native language
Michel Onfray
Native language
French[8]
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P14750
AAB4-95F0-B821-D6BA-D9F8
Social media followers
72k (60k–112k, n=8)
Time period
contemporary philosophy
Writing language
French
🏷️ Also known as
en Michel Onfray ar ميشال أونفراي el Μισέλ Ονφραί fa میشل انفره ja ミシェル・オンフレイ ko 미셸 옹프레 ru Мишель Онфре ru Онфре, Мишель uk Мішель Онфре zh 米歇尔·翁弗雷 zh 米歇爾·翁弗萊
🔖 Identifiers · 124
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
41872141
Library of Congress authority ID
nr90008693
GND ID
120115069
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Michel Onfray no Fronteiras do Pensamento Santa Catarina 2012 (8212742449).jpg ↗
Akadem person ID
michel-onfray
Akadem person ID (former scheme)
11257
Amazon author ID
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Angelicum ID
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Apple Music artist ID
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BAnQ authority ID
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BD Gest' author ID
21052
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Biblioteca Franco Serantini ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bing entity ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CCAB ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CoBiS author ID
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DBC author ID
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DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deezer artist ID
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Described at URL
data.bibliotheken.nl
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120115069
Dialnet author ID
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Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
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Discogs artist ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Europeana entity
agent/base/145847
Evene ID
michel-onfray-15018
FAST ID
269758
Facebook username
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France 24 topic ID (French)
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Freebase ID
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GeneaStar person ID
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Goodreads author ID
46224
Hachette author ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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JRC Names ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Kinobox person ID
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LastDodo-area-ID
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Le Figaro tag ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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Libris-URI
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Livres Hebdo author ID
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Medvik ID
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Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
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Museum of Modern Art artist ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLAI ID
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NLC authorities
042775524
NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
000101468
National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
OL43115A
Open Library subject ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Personality Database profile ID
6813
PhilPapers author ID
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Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
518133
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
58711
RERO ID (legacy)
A003656326
RILM ID
44452
RedBA Granada authority ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Shazam artist ID
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TMDB person ID
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Tabakalera ID
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The StoryGraph author ID
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Theses.fr person ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Michel Onfray
Union List of Artist Names ID
500471355
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
279325
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058521453106706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1268187
VERIF ID
181672
Vikidia article ID
fr:Michel_Onfray
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Person", "MichelOnfray::356d8"]
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
MichelOnfrayTv
Yale LUX ID
person/0eb84750-e3bd-48fa-8da7-ff7d8a9d292d
YouTube channel ID
UCnvygkFyEyIXZlG7tjCfMpw
YouTube handle
michelonfraytv6276
ČSFD person ID
289876

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🔗 Connections
Movement 7
atheism, materialism, hedonism, euroscepticism, reaction, continental philosophy, libertarian
Field of work 6
ethics, aesthetics, ontology, political philosophy, ancient philosophy, philosophy of religion
Influenced by 6
Friedrich Nietzsche, Benedictus de Spinoza, Epicurus, Simone Weil, Raoul Vaneigem, Lucien Jerphagnon
Occupation 3
philosopher, pundit, essayist
Academic degree 1
diplôme d'études approfondies
Country of citizenship 1
France
Educated at 1
University of Caen Normandy
Employer 1
CNews
Founded entities 1
Université populaire de Caen
Given name 1
Michel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Native language 1
French
Notable work 1
Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
Place of birth 1
Argentan
Religion or worldview 1
atheism
Sex or gender 1
male
Time period 1
contemporary philosophy
Works by author 1
Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
Writing language 1
French
← Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1
Lyon Cathedral
← SNARC ID 1
Makabana
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Summary

Michel Onfray was born on 1959[1] in Argentan[2]. He has worked as a philosopher[3], essayist[4], and pundit[5].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Michel Onfray include Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam[48], a written work[49].

FAQs

Where was Michel Onfray born?

Michel Onfray was born in Argentan[2].

What did Michel Onfray do for work?

Michel Onfray worked as a philosopher[3], essayist[4], and pundit[5].

What awards did Michel Onfray receive?

Honors received include Prix Médicis essai[24], François Morellet Prize[25], Q137608034[26], and Q137676853[27].

Related Entities

Argentan Benedictus de Spinoza contemporary philosophy Epicurus ethics France Friedrich Nietzsche ontology Simone Weil

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  27. [16] ↑ . SUDOC. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  33. [29] ↑ . linternaute.fr. linternaute.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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