– The counter‑history approach urges educators to include non‑canonical texts (e.g., fragments of pre‑Socratic materialists, Epicurean letters) and to discuss the sociopolitical backdrop of canonical works.
The full audio recordings of the Contre-histoire are widely available through: Use his arguments to spark debates on modern secularism
Do not listen as your only source on Gassendi or the libertins. Pair it with a standard history (e.g., Anthony Gottlieb’s The Dream of Enlightenment ) to get both the official and the “contre” perspectives. fragments of pre‑Socratic materialists
Use his arguments to spark debates on modern secularism. Use his arguments to spark debates on modern secularism
Onfray structures this volume around the concept of the "Ultra-Reactionary." Unlike standard conservative thinkers who wish to slow down progress, these thinkers demand a complete reversal—a return to a pre-Revolutionary, pre-Enlightenment world order defined by the authority of the Church and the Monarchy.
After you finish Lecture 16, you will never hear the name "Plato" the same way again.