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Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness
A Guide to Happiness explores how philosophy can help people lead happier, more fulfilling lives. The six-part series illuminates how philosophies from the past still have meaning and impact today. Charismatic writer and television personality Alain de Botton talks to people on the street about the ideas of great philosophers, including Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. De Botton travels to Athens, Rome, Cambridge, Frankfurt and other European cities to visit the ancient ruins, beautiful castles, crooked streets and narrow alleys, to see where each of these great philosophers lived.Air Date
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"Socrates on Self-Confidence"
What did Socrates (470-399 BC) mean by "searching for the truth," "self-knowledge," and his dialectic method, and how does Alain de Botton extrapolate these concepts into our lives in the 21st Century?
What did Socrates (470-399 BC) mean by "searching for the truth," "self-knowledge," and his dialectic method, and how does Alain de Botton extrapolate these concepts into our lives in the 21st Century?
"Epicurus on Happiness"
Epicurus, an ancient Greek philosopher who lived from 341-270 BC, believed that "friends," "freedom," and "thought" are the path to happiness. What kind of happiness was Epicurus seeking - and is this still relevant today?
Epicurus, an ancient Greek philosopher who lived from 341-270 BC, believed that "friends," "freedom," and "thought" are the path to happiness. What kind of happiness was Epicurus seeking - and is this still relevant today?
"Seneca on Anger"
What practical guide can we adopt from the principles developed by Roman philosopher Lucious Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-65 AD) to accommodate the stresses and dangers of his era?
What practical guide can we adopt from the principles developed by Roman philosopher Lucious Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-65 AD) to accommodate the stresses and dangers of his era?
"Montaigne on Self-Esteem"
French thinker Michel de Montaigne lived in 16th-Century France, long before modern psychology developed and the expression "self-esteem" was coined. In what ways was this contemporary psychological concept central to his worldview?
French thinker Michel de Montaigne lived in 16th-Century France, long before modern psychology developed and the expression "self-esteem" was coined. In what ways was this contemporary psychological concept central to his worldview?
"Schopenhauer on Love"
Arthur Schopenhauer believed that love is the most important human striving because of its powerful impulse toward "the will to life." What light does Alain de Botton shed on the irony of an unhappy 19th-Century philosopher probing the subject of love?
Arthur Schopenhauer believed that love is the most important human striving because of its powerful impulse toward "the will to life." What light does Alain de Botton shed on the irony of an unhappy 19th-Century philosopher probing the subject of love?
"Nietzsche on Hardship"
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) advocated suffering and the overcoming of hardship as good aspects of life. Why and how did Nietzsche advocate difficulty as necessary for worthwhile life achievements?
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) advocated suffering and the overcoming of hardship as good aspects of life. Why and how did Nietzsche advocate difficulty as necessary for worthwhile life achievements?
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