| Title : | The consolations of philosophy | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Alain de Botton | | Publisher: | London : Penguin | | Publication Date: | 20012000 | | Pagination: | 264 p | | Layout: | ill., maps, facsims., ports. | | Size: | 20 cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-14-027661-9 | | General note: | Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 2000. | | Class number: | 101 | | Abstract: | Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 2000. | | Contents note: | The title of the book is a reference to Boethius's magnum opus Consolation of Philosophy, in which philosophy appears as an allegorical figure to Boethius to console him in the year he was imprisoned, leading up to his impending execution.[citation needed] In Consolations, de Botton attempts to console the reader through everyday problems (or at least help them to understand them) by extensively quoting and interpreting a number of philosophers. These are categorised in a number of chapters with one philosopher used in each.[citation needed]
Consolation for Unpopularity (Socrates)
Consolation for Not Having Enough Money (Epicurus)
Consolation for Frustration (Seneca)
Consolation for Inadequacy (Montaigne)
Consolation for a Broken Heart (Schopenhauer)
Consolation for Difficulties (Nietzsche) |
The consolations of philosophy [printed text] / Alain de Botton . - London : Penguin, 20012000 . - 264 p : ill., maps, facsims., ports. ; 20 cm. ISBN : 978-0-14-027661-9 Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 2000. | Class number: | 101 | | Abstract: | Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 2000. | | Contents note: | The title of the book is a reference to Boethius's magnum opus Consolation of Philosophy, in which philosophy appears as an allegorical figure to Boethius to console him in the year he was imprisoned, leading up to his impending execution.[citation needed] In Consolations, de Botton attempts to console the reader through everyday problems (or at least help them to understand them) by extensively quoting and interpreting a number of philosophers. These are categorised in a number of chapters with one philosopher used in each.[citation needed]
Consolation for Unpopularity (Socrates)
Consolation for Not Having Enough Money (Epicurus)
Consolation for Frustration (Seneca)
Consolation for Inadequacy (Montaigne)
Consolation for a Broken Heart (Schopenhauer)
Consolation for Difficulties (Nietzsche) |
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