Michel Onfray's Decentered, Ecocentric, Atheistic Philosophy: A User's Guide for the Anthropocene Epoch?
The purpose of this exploration is to probe the more sustainable type of thinking promoted by the oft-neglected French philosopher Michel Onfray in his latest work Cosmos. Attempting to resuscitate the long tradition of philosophical hedonism and materialism in Western civilization, Onfray proposes...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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| In: |
Worldviews
Year: 2019, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 113-131 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Onfray, Michel 1959-, Cosmos
/ Atheism
/ Geology, Stratigraphic
/ Environmental consciousness
/ Behavioral modification
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AG Religious life; material religion NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
Anthropocene
B Hedonism B Environmental Ethics B ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY B Michel Onfray B Materialism |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | The purpose of this exploration is to probe the more sustainable type of thinking promoted by the oft-neglected French philosopher Michel Onfray in his latest work Cosmos. Attempting to resuscitate the long tradition of philosophical hedonism and materialism in Western civilization, Onfray proposes a different, sensual way of being in the world that he persuasively contends is paramount to the continued existence of the human race. As the philosopher himself candidly admits, Cosmos is a practical guide that could be used as a starting point for changing the way we think and live in the Anthropocene epoch. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5357 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Worldviews
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685357-02301006 |