The news is everywhere, we can’t stop checking it constantly on our screens, but what is it doing to our minds? The news occupies the same dominant position in modern society as religion once did, asserts Alain de Botton – but we don’t begin to understand its impact on us. In this...
The irony is that de Botton is one of the few writers who could afford never to work. His father left a huge trust fund (well over £200m) that he could tap if he ever needed to, but he prefers to live by his writing. His father, Gilbert de Botton, was a Jewish banker, born...
What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a “religion for atheists” — call it Atheism 2.0 — that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human need for connection, ritual and transcendence. A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Succes...
“I am an atheist, but a gentle one”: Alain de Botton on “religion for atheists” January 18, 2012 As a companion to today’s TEDTalk from Alain de Botton, he sent us this FAQ, a brief introduction to the thinking behind Atheism 2.0: What do you think of the aggressive atheism ...
By ALAIN de BOTTONMAY 28, 2016 IT’S one of the things we are most afraid might happen to us. We go to great lengths to avoid it. And yet we do it all the same: We marry the wrong person. Partly, it’s because we have a bewildering array of problems that emerge when we try ...
词汇注释A Traveling Mindset①Alain de Botton① mindset/'maIndset/n.观念模式;思维倾向1 In the spring of 1790, a twenty-seven-year-old Frenchman named Xavierde Maistre took a journey around his bedroom, an account of which he②entitle/In'taItl/v给would later entitle Journey Around My Bedroom...
"London is on the verge of being ruined for all future generations," says Alain de Botton – a Swiss philosopher, nota...
In our July/August issue author Alain de Botton comments on one of the worst examples of urban development currently going up in West London. He joined editor…
stars a red-spectacled, introverted protagonist called Alan – a tribute to its writer and narrator Alain de Botton. Throughout the film, Alan navigates a series of potentially awkward social scenarios as Alain professes the importance of having time alone to process these interactions...