Guest's bookOn the shelf
The Consolations of Philosophy
by Alain De Botton
1 episode · last mentioned 28 Dec 2023
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Who brought it up
- Guest's book
Named in the description of the episode with Alain de Botton
About the book
A work of popular philosophy that applies the ideas of six thinkers, from Socrates to Nietzsche, to common human struggles. It reframes everyday problems like unpopularity, financial worry, and heartbreak, offering wisdom from the history of philosophy as a source of practical comfort.
