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Originally Posted by neilmarr
For sheer poetry on the subject of belief and lack of it, though, my recommendation would be the English translation of the Atheist Manifesto by Frenchman Michel Oneray. That truly is a wonderful and profound book.
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Could this be Michel Onfray? Some of his books are available in French as e-books, but not at a price I am ready to pay. I did borrow the first volume of his "Contre-histoire de la philosophie" (Not sure how to translate that) at the library, and although I am very ready to agree with him I still feel a bit uneasy about the author himself. He has apparently founded his own school of philosophy, and in some ways acts a little like a sect's guru. Not a very dangerous one, but still...
His case is that the history of philosophy as we know it, has been mostly focused on the idealistic schools and unjustly forgets the materialists. And although I feel he is a bit too enthusiastic to be completely trusted, I am very sympathetic to his ideas and I'd like to know more about those forgotten philosophers he writes about. And I do heartily agree with him on his hate of Plato
I think I will read the next volume in time.