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Alain de Botton

출생: December 20, 1969 – Zurich, Switzerland

Alain de Botton is a Swiss-born British author and public philosopher whose essayistic books explore themes of love, travel, architecture, and the relevance of philosophy to everyday life. Notable works include Essays in Love, How Proust Can Change Your Life, and The Architecture of Happiness. His books are bestsellers in over 30 countries, and he founded The School of Life.

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Alain de Botton was born in Zurich, Switzerland, in December 1969 to a family with a rich Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. His early years were spent in Switzerland, where he spoke French and German before moving to London at age eight. Educated at the Dragon School and Harrow, de Botton went on to take a double starred first in history at Cambridge University and completed a master’s degree in philosophy at King’s College London. He was later a PhD candidate at Harvard and King’s. This rigorous academic background provided a foundation for his later synthesis of philosophy, literature, and psychological insight.

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We fall in love because we long to escape from ourselves with someone as beautiful, intelligent, and witty as we are ugly, stupid, and dull
-The Course of Love
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There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life
-The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
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It isn’t normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement
-Status Anxiety
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Judged against eternity, how little of what agitates us makes any difference
-The Consolations of Philosophy
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We hear a lot of talk about work-life balance. Nonsense. You can't have it all. You can't
-TED Talk: A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success
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Anxiety is the handmaiden of contemporary ambition
-Status Anxiety
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Love is a skill, not just an emotion
-The School of Life: An Emotional Education
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Don’t despair: despair suggests you are in total control and know what is coming. You don’t – surrender to events with hope
-How Proust Can Change Your Life
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Of all the things that wisdom provides to help one live one’s entire life in happiness, the greatest by far is the possession of friendship
-The Consolations of Philosophy
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Not everything which makes us feel better is good for us. Not everything which hurts may be bad
-The Architecture of Happiness

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"Alain de Botton is a Swiss-born British author and public speaker whose books discuss philosophy's relevance to everyday life"

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"Alain de Botton published 'Essays in Love,' which went on to sell two million copies and established his reputation as a leading thinker"

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"Alain de Botton presents a postmodern look at the ups and downs of a love affair, combining philosophy with real-life observation"

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"Alain de Botton, whose nonfiction tackles life's big questions, traces the intricate and winding path of a long-term relationship in his writing"

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"Alain de Botton co-founded The School of Life in 2008, aiming to offer lessons on emotional intelligence"

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"Alain de Botton was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2011, acknowledging his contribution to cultural thought"

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"Alain de Botton is known for bestselling works such as 'How Proust Can Change Your Life' and 'The Consolations of Philosophy."

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"In 'The Architecture of Happiness,' Alain de Botton discusses the nature of beauty in architecture and its effect on human well-being"

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"Alain de Botton's works are praised for making complex philosophical ideas accessible to the general public"

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