The Consolations Of Philosophy

The Consolations Of Philosophy

2000 • 311 pages

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Alain de Botton pairs six philosophers - Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche - with six everyday problems to which they are able to give the most helpful and fascinating answers.

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July 1, 2011

An introductory look at the lives and ideas of 6 European philosophers, with a bit of the author's own perspectives thrown in. Certainly not comprehensive, but interesting.

November 8, 2020

disgusting

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