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About Alain de Botton
British author and public speaker
Alain de Botton is a British author and public speaker known for writing about contemporary life and for making philosophy feel useful in everyday settings. His work often turns to common experiences and asks how ideas can help explain them. Among his best-known books are Essays in Love, which sold two million copies, How Proust Can Change Your Life, Status Anxiety, and The Architecture of Happiness.
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- “I went to church and couldn't swallow it. The music was nice but I don't belong there.”Alain de Botton
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- “Many moments in religion seem attractive to me even though I can't believe in any of it.”Alain de Botton
- “Anyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough.”Alain de Botton
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Books by Alain de Botton
The Architecture of Happiness
2008
The news
2014
The course of love
2016
Religion for Atheists
2012
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
2009