Philosophical Consolation

Author: Alain de Botton
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Despite the vast differences among thinkers who have been called philosophers throughout history, it is possible to find a small group of people with slightly similar appearances across several centuries, united by their loyalty to the original Greek meaning of the word "philosophy" – "love" and "wisdom." Their shared interest is to offer comforting and practical words about the root causes of life's greatest pains; their common spirit is to refuse to bow to the secular world and to persist in independent thinking. De Botton guides us on a light-hearted philosophical journey in his unique British style, elegant and beautiful, helping us approach the spiritual worlds of great masters such as Socrates, Epicurus, Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer, and revealing that the sorrows, hardships, and troubles caused by life's desires can all find solace in their wisdom.