Alain de Botton
Articles by Alain de Botton
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Philosophy
Rules of engagement
- 14 April 2011
- 3 comments
Most conversation is just idle chatter, so how do we make talking to each other more worthwhile? Alain de Botton recommends sharing our wildest dreams and desires.
Ideas
Not the messiah
- 19 July 2010
- 27 comments
The French sociologist Auguste Comte attempted to reconcile suspicion of religion with sympathy for its ritual – by founding the secular faith of positivism, a precursor to humanism.
Ideas
Nature’s vital circles
- 26 March 2009
- 4 comments
Work dominates our lives, yet its places and processes are ignored by artists. Now, more than ever, we must learn to appreciate the world in which we labour
Diary - Alain de Botton
- 01 May 2006
- 2 comments
I've been Booton, Botten, Alan, Alun, Allen, Ellen. My car insurance is made out to a Mr Bottom. My dentist calls me Elaine
Society
The shame of failure
- 01 January 2005
2005: Self-esteem - Today, we all think it's our own fault if we haven't become as rich as Bill Gates
Diary - Alain de Botton
- 08 March 2004
"Status anxiety" is what we're liable to feel when a good friend calls us up with a piece of what they call "excellent news": they've been promoted or awarded an important prize
Perhaps because of my early books about love, I've been approached to endorse a Dater Transmitter
- 30 April 2001
