Alain de Botton

In 2009, he was a founding member of an architectural organization called "Living Architecture". Later that year, de Botton was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, in recognition of his services to architecture. He is a frequent contributor to numerous newspapers, journals and magazines and is a member of the Arts Council of England's literature panel. He was an extremely popular speaker at TEDGlobal 2009.

What he offers you

Acclaimed philosopher, Alain de Botton masterfully combines philosophy with pragmatism. He offers a kinder, gentler philosophy of success, giving us a great lesson on how to relate to ourselves, and how to relax counter-productive emotions. Alain makes a convincing case how to find true pleasure in our work and skilfully raises the big questions we all tend to ask of our work. His goal is to help clients understand "how to live wisely and well".

How he presents

With a philosophical eye and his characteristic combination of wit and wisdom, Alain de Botton's humorous, articulate and eye opening talks are given with an elegance philosophers might envy.

Languages

He presents in English.

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• Find Your Creative Fire!
• A Kinder and Gentler Philosophy for Success
• The Art of Travel
• The Beauty and Ugliness of Architecture

• 2009
  The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
• 2008
  The Architecture of Happiness
• 2006
  On Love: A Novel
• 2005
  Status Anxiety
• 2001
  The Consolations of Philosophy