Michel Onfray's "La Contre-Histoire de la Philosophie," Volume 16, titled Freud (2), is a critical exploration of Sigmund Freud’s legacy, concluding a two-part investigation that began in Volume 15. This audio collection, published by Frémeaux & Associés, consists of 13 CDs of live lectures delivered by Onfray at the Université Populaire de Caen. The Core Objective: Dismantling the "Freudian Myth"
A "Secular Religion": Volume 16 explores how psychoanalysis functioned less as a science and more as a dogmatic, cult-like system. Onfray examines the "excommunications" of early followers who challenged Freud's central dogmas (like the Oedipus complex). Key Themes Covered A "Secular Religion": Volume 16 explores how psychoanalysis
Based on the standard numbering, Lecture 16 often focuses on Pierre Gassendi (1592–1655) – the forgotten priest who revived Epicurus, or on Lucrèce’s De Rerum Natura as read by the libertins baroques. Onfray argues that Gassendi, not Descartes, is the true father of modern philosophy because he restored the body, the senses, and pleasure as legitimate philosophical objects. which peaks in this audio
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One of Onfray’s persistent themes, which peaks in this audio, is that most atheists (Hitchens, Dawkins) are grim, rationalistic, and boring. The true atheist, as exemplified by Diderot and Sade, is a sensualist. Without a divine judge, we are free to maximize pleasure. Audio 16 contains Onfray’s famous line: "Atheism is not a sadness, it is a solar affirmation of the immanent."