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Sagesse: Savoir vivre au pied d’un volcan by Michel Onfray
Sagesse: Savoir vivre au pied d’un volcan by Michel Onfray

Author(s): Brian Welter
Subject(s): Philosophy, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: International Étienne Gilson Society
Keywords: Michel Onfray; wisdom; Roman philosophy; Greek philosophy; Christianity;

Summary/Abstract: This paper is a review of the book: Michel Onfray, Sagesse: Savoir vivre au pied d’un volcan (Paris: Albin Michel, 2019). The author highlights that: (1) by arguing that Roman philosophy surpasses Greek thought on account of its practicality, Onfray sees Roman masculine virtue as part of a solution to the postmodern, post-Christian condition; (2) Onfray’s book provides Christians with understanding why many are tuning out to the Christian message even while feeling dissatisfied with the modern post-Christian world.

  • Issue Year: 9/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 325-331
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English
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