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This is Alain De Botton, philosopher and founder of the School of Life, talking about the British and French government's new initiative to measure well-being, and also on whether philosophy should make us feel better. Alain de Botton (born 1969) is a Swiss writer, television presenter, and entrepreneur, resident in the UK.[1] His books and television programs discuss various contemporary subjects and themes in a philosophical style, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. In August 2008, he was a founding member of a new educational establishment in central London called The School of Life. In May 2009, he was a founding member of a new architectural organization called "Living Architecture". In October that year, de Botton was appointed an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, in recognition of his services to architecture.[4]
In 1997 he published his first non-fiction book, How Proust Can Change Your Life, based on the life and works of Marcel Proust. It is a mixture of a "self-help" envelope and analysis of one of the most revered but unread books in the Western canon, In Search of Lost Time. It was a bestseller in the U.S. and UK. |
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