The consolations of philosophy
by Alain De Botton
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"From the author of How Proust Can Change Your Life, a work that proves that philosophy can be a source of help for our most painful everyday problems.".
"Dividing his work into six sections - each highlighting a different psychic ailment and the appropriate philosopher - de Botton offers consolation for unpopularity from Socrates, for not having enough money from Epicurus, for frustration from Seneca, for inadequacy from Montaigne, and for a broken heart from Schopenhaver (the darkest of thinkers and yet, paradoxically, the most cheering).
Consolation for envy - and, of course, the final word on consolation - comes from Nietzsche: "Not everything which makes us feel better is good for us.""--BOOK JACKET.
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The Consolations of Philosophy
June 15, 2006, Blackstone Audio Inc.
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The Consolations of Philosophy
June 15, 2006, Blackstone Audio Inc.
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in English
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The consolations of philosophy
2001, Vintage Books
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The consolations of philosophy
2000, Pantheon Books
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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A good introduction to philosophy and the great philosophers for young people, with a short biographical note, and an analysis of how they approached the major issues of life. Chapter headings include Unpopularity, Not Having Enough Money, Frustration, Inadequacy, Broken Heart and Difficulties.The book is well annotated and lavishly illustrated. Partly a review of philosophy from Socrates to Nietzsche, and partly a self-help book.
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