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The Consolations of Philosophy

Alain De Botton

2000·264 pages·Nonfiction

History & Politics Literary Fiction

classics essays

“the new rock and roll”
— critic

Alain de Botton's The Consolations of Philosophy takes the discipline of logic and the mind back to its roots. Drawing inspiration from six of the finest minds in history - Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche - he addresses lack of money, the pain of love, inadequacy, anxiety and conformity.

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The Consolations of Philosophy

Alain De Botton

Year

2000

Pages

264

Type

Nonfiction

History & Politics Literary Fiction Science & Mind Self-Help & Business

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classics essays

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“the new rock and roll”
— critic

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Alain de Botton's The Consolations of Philosophy takes the discipline of logic and the mind back to its roots. Drawing inspiration from six of the finest minds in history - Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche - he addresses lack of money, the pain of love, inadequacy, anxiety and conformity.

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