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The Consolations of Philosophy

by Alain de Botton

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ISBN13: 9780679779179
ISBN10: 0679779175
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Publisher Comments:

From the internationally heralded author of How Proust Can Change Your Life comes this remarkable new book that presents the wisdom of some of the greatest thinkers of the ages as advice for our day to day struggles.

Solace for the broken heart can be found in the words of Schopenhauer. The ancient Greek Epicurus has the wisest, and most affordable, solution to cash flow problems. A remedy for impotence lies in Montaigne. Seneca offers advice upon losing a job. And Nietzsche has shrewd counsel for everything from loneliness to illness. The Consolations of Philosophy is a book as accessibly erudite as it is useful and entertaining.

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"Wonderfully original, quirky.... De Botton finds inspiration where others might fail to look." Newsday

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“Thank heavens for Alain de Botton…. [He] breezily, humorously, incisively…puts his readers at ease, without a hint of condescension.”–Seattle Times/Post Intelligencer

About the Author

Alain de Botton is the author of On Love, The Romantic Movement, Kiss and Tell, and How Proust Can Change Your Life (available in paperback from Vintage Books). His work has been translated into twenty languages. He lives in Washington, D.C., and London, where he is a director of the Graduate Philosophy Program at London University.

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ISBN:
9780679779179
Author:
de Botton, Alain
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Author:
Alain de Botton
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Philosophical counseling
Subject:
History & Surveys - General
Subject:
Personal Growth - General
Subject:
Philosophy
Subject:
Consolation
Edition Description:
1st Vintage International ed.
Publication Date:
April 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
8.02x5.27x.55 in. .60 lbs.

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