About the Book: The Consolations of Philosophy
The "Consolations of Philosophy" is Alain de Bottons internationally bestselling
guide to life. It is the inspiration for the TV series "Philsophy: A Guide to
Happiness. Alain de Botton, bestselling author of "How Proust Can Change Your
Life", has set six of the finest minds in the history of philosophy to work on
the problems of everyday life. Here then are Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca,
Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietsche on some of the things that bother us all:
lack of money, the pain of love, inadequacy, anxiety; the fear of failure and
the pressure to conform.
About the Author: Alain De