Michel Onfray's Politique du rebelle: A Treatise on Resistance
Michel Onfray publishes Politique du rebelle – Traité de résistance et d'insoumission, drawing from his difficult childhood and youth. He challenges contemporary norms by rehabilitating French socialist theorists such as Louis-Auguste Blanqui, and reviving the ideas of Jünger, Sorel, and Gustave le Bon. Onfray catalogues 'spaces of confinement' and various 'circles' of a terrestrial 'hell,' finding energy in two figures who survived concentration camps: Primo Lévi and Robert Antelme. His essay joins the constellation of utopias, though his own remains more attainable than its prestigious predecessors.
Key facts
- Michel Onfray publishes Politique du rebelle – Traité de résistance et d'insoumission.
- The author draws from a difficult childhood and youth.
- Onfray rehabilitates French socialist theorists including Louis-Auguste Blanqui.
- He honors Jünger, Sorel, and Gustave le Bon.
- The book catalogs 'spaces of confinement' and 'circles' of a terrestrial 'hell.'
- Primo Lévi and Robert Antelme are key figures who survived concentration camps.
- The essay is part of the utopian tradition but presents a more attainable vision.
Entities
Artists
- Michel Onfray
- Louis-Auguste Blanqui
- Jünger
- Georges Sorel
- Gustave le Bon
- Primo Lévi
- Robert Antelme
Sources
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