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| Title | : | The Consolations of Philosophy |
| Author | : | Alain de Botton |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 265 pages |
| Published | : | April 3rd 2001 by Vintage (first published January 2000) |
| Categories | : | Philosophy. Nonfiction. Self Help |
Alain de Botton
Paperback | Pages: 265 pages Rating: 4.01 | 20787 Users | 1919 Reviews
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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. De Botton's book led one critic to call philosophy 'the new rock and roll'.Describe Books In Pursuance Of The Consolations of Philosophy
| Original Title: | The Consolations of Philosophy |
| ISBN: | 0679779175 (ISBN13: 9780679779179) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.01 From 20787 Users | 1919 ReviewsDiscuss Containing Books The Consolations of Philosophy
To be reviewed...The Background story About 2 years ago, I was having a conversation with a friend about the whys and hows of life. He suggested that I read The Consolations of Philosophy .Back then I was only interested in hard sciences and never even thought in my wildest dreams that I would be reading philosophy and 2 years later switch my education from Science to Arts. So, when I read the book I was in complete fascination with the philosophers and their philosophies. I went further and read extensively
Book started off strong. I was very interested in the sections about Socrates, Epicurus & Seneca. The philosophies of these guys are thousands of years old but still so relevant and applicable to life today. I was throughly enjoying how the author was telling you a little bit about the life and times of these guys and how their philosophies can give people of today consolations for their problems. Then we moved into wealthy whiny man's territory. Seriously I skimmed the whole second part of
The Consolations of Philosophy, Alain de BottonThe Consolations of Philosophy is a nonfiction book by Alain de Botton. First published by Hamish Hamilton in 2000. The title of the book is a reference to Boethius's magnum opus Consolation of Philosophy, in which philosophy appears as an allegorical figure to Boethius to console him in the year he was imprisoned, leading up to his impending execution. In Consolations, de Botton attempts to console the reader through everyday problems (or at least
UghI knew exactly what this book was going to be even before I started reading it but I tried to read it anyway, it's the reading material for an online course I'm taking.I could only make it to the third chapter before I got completely frustrated with this book. well maybe I could have changed my mind if I'd survived through the third chapter, it was, after all, titled "Consolation for Frustration".No, Mr. de Botton you can't make your book interesting by telling anecdotes about when you bought
The Consolations of Philosophy, Alain de BottonThe Consolations of Philosophy is a nonfiction book by Alain de Botton. First published by Hamish Hamilton in 2000. The title of the book is a reference to Boethius's magnum opus Consolation of Philosophy, in which philosophy appears as an allegorical figure to Boethius to console him in the year he was imprisoned, leading up to his impending execution. In Consolations, de Botton attempts to console the reader through everyday problems (or at least
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