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The consolations of philosophy

Solace for the broken heart can be found in the words of Schopenhauer. The ancient Greek Epicurus has the wisest, and most affordable, solution to cash flow problems. A remedy for impotence lies in Montaigne. Seneca offers advice upon losing a job. And Nietzsche has shrewd counsel for everything from loneliness to illness. The Consolations of Philosophy is a book as accessibly erudite as it is useful and entertaining."--Pub. desc.

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  • "Solace for the broken heart can be found in the words of Schopenhauer. The ancient Greek Epicurus has the wisest, and most affordable, solution to cash flow problems. A remedy for impotence lies in Montaigne. Seneca offers advice upon losing a job. And Nietzsche has shrewd counsel for everything from loneliness to illness. The Consolations of Philosophy is a book as accessibly erudite as it is useful and entertaining."--Pub. desc."@en
  • "Répond aux questions inhérentes de tout homme. A chaque problème une solution et un philosophe : Socrate consolera l'impopulaire, Epicure le manque d'argent, Sénèque le frustré, Montaigne celui qui ne se sent à la hauteur de rien, Nietzsche de devoir affronter les difficultés et Schopenhauer les chagrins d'amour."
  • ""'The Consolations of Philosophy' takes the discipline of logic and the mind back to its roots: to help us with our lives. Taking inspiration from six of history's finest minds - Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche - de Botton addresses lack of money, the pain of love, inadequacy, anxiety, failure and conformity." --Cover."
  • "Alain de Botton, Autor des Bestsellers 'Wie Proust Ihr Leben verändern kann', ist in seinem amüsanten und geistreichen Buch der Frage nachgegangen, welche Tröstungen bei den Lebensproblemen moderner Zeitgenossen die Philosophie bereithält, genauer: welche Hilfsangebote Sokrates, Epikur, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer und Nietzsche machen könnten, wenn man denn deren Leben und Werk zu Rate zöge."
  • ""From the internationally heralded author of How Proust Can Change Your Life comes this remarkable new book that presents the wisdom of some of the greatest thinkers of the ages as advice for our day to day struggles."@en
  • "Alain de Botton a choisi six philosophes, divisé son livre en six chapitres, un pour chacun, et nous raconte comment nous consoler des peines inhérentes à toute vie humaine en faisant appel à ces grands hommes. À travers la biographie de chacun de ces maîtres, en même temps que des références extrêmement précises à leur œuvre, il manie l'humour, l'impertinence et une solide dose de bon sens."
  • "From the author of How Proust Can Change Your Life, a delightful, truly consoling work that proves that philosophy can be a supreme source of help for our most painful everyday problems. Perhaps only Alain de Botton could uncover practical wisdom in the writings of some of the greatest thinkers of all time. But uncover he does, and the result is an unexpected book of both solace and humor. Dividing his work into six sections -- each highlighting a different psychic ailment and the appropriate philosopher -- de Botton offers consolation for unpopularity from Socrates, for not having enough money from Epicurus, for frustration from Seneca, for inadequacy from Montaigne, and for a broken heart from Schopenhauer (the darkest of thinkers and yet, paradoxically, the most cheering). Consolation for envy -- and, of course, the final word on consolation -- comes from Nietzsche: "Not everything which makes us feel better is good for us." This wonderfully engaging book will, however, make us feel better in a good way, with equal measures of wit and wisdom."@en
  • "Inleiding tot de vertroostende werking van filosofie aan de hand van werk van zes bekende westerse filosofen."
  • "La filosofia è inutile se non cura i turbamenti dell'anima così come la medicina che non cura i dolori del corpo. Guidato da questo principio di Epicuro, Alain de Botton ha compiuto un lungo itinerario attraverso la storia della cultura occidentale, fino a riconoscere in sei grandi pensatori della nostra tradizione i compagni di viaggio ideali nel percorso alquanto accidentato e travagliato della nostra esistenza. Socrate, Epicuro, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer e Nietzsche diventano così, nella lettura che ne viene qui data, personaggi cordiali e comunicativi, figure vive e partecipi della nostra quotidianità."
  • "Sets six of the finest minds in the history of philosophy to work on the problems of everyday life - Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche on some of the things that bother us all; lack of money, the pain of love, inadequacy, anxiety, the fear of failure and the pressure to conform."@en

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  • "哲學的慰藉 = The consolations of philosophy"
  • "Zhe xue de wei ji = The consolations of philosophy"
  • "Zhe xue de wei jie = The consolations of philosophy"
  • "Trost der Philosophie : eine Gebrauchsanweisung"
  • "The Consolations of philosophy"
  • "Zhe xue de wei ji"
  • "פילוסופיה : מדריך לאושר"
  • "Filozofske utehe"
  • "Felsefenin tesellisi"
  • "Felsefenin tesellisi"@tr
  • "The consolations of philosophy"@en
  • "The consolations of philosophy"
  • "Taslīya-bakhshʹhāī falsafah"
  • "Filosofiens trøst"
  • "Filosofiens trøst"@da
  • "Las consolaciones de la filosofía"@es
  • "Las consolaciones de la filosofía"
  • "Trost der Philosophie eine Gebrauchsanweisung"
  • "Utehe filozofije"@sl
  • "Utehe filozofije"
  • "Filosofi som lindring og trøst"
  • "De troost van de filosofie"
  • "Hē parēgoria tēs philosophias"
  • "Consolations of philosophy"
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  • "Zhe xue de wei jie = The consolations of Philosophy"
  • "Утешение философией"
  • "Zhe xue de wei jie"
  • "Útěcha z filozofie"
  • "Uteshenie filosofieĭ"
  • "El consol de la filosofia"
  • "Utjehe filozofije"
  • "Chŏlmŭn Perŭt'erŭ ŭi kippŭm : Allaeng dŭ Bot'ong ŭi yuk'waehan ch'ŏrhak esei = The consolations of philosophy"
  • "哲学的慰藉 = The consolations of Philosophy"
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  • "Las Consolaciones de la filosofía"
  • "Le consolazioni della filosofia"@it
  • "Le consolazioni della filosofia"
  • "Filosofiah : madrikh la-osher"
  • "Le consolazioni della filozofia"
  • "The consolation of philosophy"
  • "פילוסופיה - מדריך לאושר"
  • "El Consol de la filosofia"@ca
  • "哲學的慰藉"
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  • "Filosofins tröst"
  • "Trost der Philosophie Eine Gebrauchsanweisung"
  • "Les consolations de la philosophie"
  • "Filosofyah - madrikh la-osher"
  • "哲学的慰藉"

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