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The Consolations of Philosophy

Alain de Botton was born in 1969. He is the author of Essays in Love (1993), The Romantic Movement (1994), Kiss and Tell (1995) and How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997). He is an Associate Research Fellow of the Philosophy Programme at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and he presented the UK’s Channel 4 series, which inspired his book The Consolations of Philosophy (2000).

The book draws on the lives and work of six philosophers and examines six common problems:
Socrates On Unpopularity
Epicurus On Not Having Enough Money
Seneca On Frustration
Montaigne On Inadequacy
Schopenhauer On Having a Broken Heart
Nietzsche On Difficulties
The hardback book costs £14.99 is published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 27 Wrights Lane, London, UK. The paperback is published by Penguin and costs £7.99.

ISBN 0-241-14009-9 (hardback) and ISBN 0-241-14011-0 (Trade paperback)