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.
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The Course of Love
An architect and surveyor marry in Edinburgh, certain love should feel easy. It isn't.
Kaunokirjallisuus
Filosofia
Rakkaus
Psykologia
Avioliitto
The Course of Love
An architect and surveyor marry in Edinburgh, certain love should feel easy. It isn't.
Kaunokirjallisuus
Filosofia
Rakkaus
Psykologia
Avioliitto
The Consolations of Philosophy
Six philosophers diagnose six everyday miseries, from unpopularity to heartbreak.
Filosofia
Itseapu
Esseet
Elämäkerrat
Itsensä kehittäminen
The Consolations of Philosophy
Six philosophers diagnose six everyday miseries, from unpopularity to heartbreak.
Filosofia
Itseapu
Esseet
Elämäkerrat
Itsensä kehittäminen
How Proust Can Change Your Life
The practical life advice hidden inside a 3,000-page French novel about memory and jealousy.
Filosofia
Itseapu
Kirjallisuus
Esseet
Psykologia
How Proust Can Change Your Life
The practical life advice hidden inside a 3,000-page French novel about memory and jealousy.
Filosofia
Itseapu
Kirjallisuus
Esseet
Psykologia
The Architecture of Happiness
The buildings we love don't just look good. They model the person we want to be.
Arkkitehtuuri
Filosofia
Taide
Psykologia
Muotoilu
The Architecture of Happiness
The buildings we love don't just look good. They model the person we want to be.
Arkkitehtuuri
Filosofia
Taide
Psykologia
Muotoilu
Religion for Atheists
Atheism won by disproving God. It lost by discarding everything religion knew about human needs.
Filosofia
Uskonto
Henkisyys
Esseet
Psykologia
Religion for Atheists
Atheism won by disproving God. It lost by discarding everything religion knew about human needs.
Filosofia
Uskonto
Henkisyys
Esseet
Psykologia
The School of Life
A remedial class in living: self-knowledge, lasting love, the curriculum degrees never cover.
Itseapu
Itsensä kehittäminen
Psykologia
Filosofia
Ihmissuhteet
The School of Life
A remedial class in living: self-knowledge, lasting love, the curriculum degrees never cover.
Itseapu
Itsensä kehittäminen
Psykologia
Filosofia
Ihmissuhteet
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
Filosofia
Sosiologia
Esseet
Psykologia
Bisnes
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
Filosofia
Sosiologia
Esseet
Psykologia
Bisnes
How to Think More About Sex
Career advice has it backward. Fulfilling work gets found by trying things, not by introspection.
Itseapu
Bisnes
Psykologia
Filosofia
Itsensä kehittäminen
How to Think More About Sex
Career advice has it backward. Fulfilling work gets found by trying things, not by introspection.
Itseapu
Bisnes
Psykologia
Filosofia
Itsensä kehittäminen
