The Consolations of Philosophy

Name: The Consolations of Philosophy
Author: Alain de Botton

by Alain de Botton

Philosophical guidance for living through wisdom of historical thinkers

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Alain de Botton

Swiss-British essayist and popularizer of philosophy whose The Consolations of Philosophy applied the ancient Stoics, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche to modern anxieties. How Proust Can Change Your Life and The Architecture of Happiness examine how art, literature, and buildings shape human happiness.

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