Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author known for his efforts to make philosophy accessible and relevant to everyday life.
Born in 1969, he has written numerous books exploring topics such as love, work, travel, and architecture through a philosophical lens.
De Botton's writing style combines elements of fiction and non-fiction, often drawing from his personal experiences as well as the ideas of artists, philosophers, and thinkers.
His works aim to provide a "philosophy of everyday life" and have gained popularity for their approachable examination of complex ideas.
De Botton is also a television producer and founded The School of Life, an organization dedicated to developing emotional intelligence.
Knihy autora Alain de Botton
How Proust Can Change Your Life
The practical life advice hidden inside a 3,000-page French novel about memory and jealousy.
Filozofie
Osobní rozvoj
Literatura
How Proust Can Change Your Life
The practical life advice hidden inside a 3,000-page French novel about memory and jealousy.
Filozofie
Osobní rozvoj
Literatura
Religion for Atheists
Atheism won by disproving God. It lost by discarding everything religion knew about human needs.
Filozofie
Náboženství
Spiritualita
Religion for Atheists
Atheism won by disproving God. It lost by discarding everything religion knew about human needs.
Filozofie
Náboženství
Spiritualita
The School of Life
A remedial class in living: self-knowledge, lasting love, the curriculum degrees never cover.
Osobní rozvoj
Osobní rozvoj
Psychologie
The School of Life
A remedial class in living: self-knowledge, lasting love, the curriculum degrees never cover.
Osobní rozvoj
Osobní rozvoj
Psychologie
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
Filozofie
Sociologie
Eseje
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
Filozofie
Sociologie
Eseje
How to Think More About Sex
Career advice has it backward. Fulfilling work gets found by trying things, not by introspection.
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Podnikání
Psychologie
How to Think More About Sex
Career advice has it backward. Fulfilling work gets found by trying things, not by introspection.
Osobní rozvoj
Podnikání
Psychologie
