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Religion for Atheists: A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion is a book by Alain de Botton published in 2012. It argues that while supernatural claims made by religion are false, some aspects of religion are still useful and can be applied in secular life and society.
De Botton was born in Zürich, the son of Jacqueline (née Burgauer) and Gilbert de Botton.Gilbert was born in Alexandria, Egypt, but after being expelled under Nasser, he went to live and work in Switzerland, where he co-founded an investment firm, Global Asset Management; his family was estimated to have been worth £234 million in 1999.
The Consolations of Philosophy (ISBN 0-140-27661-0) is a non-fiction book by Alain de Botton. First published by Hamish Hamilton in 2000, subsequent publications (2001 onwards) have been by Penguin Books .
According to De Botton, "status anxiety" is a 21st-century phenomenon which is a result of capitalism, democracy, and an ostensibly egalitarian society, and is prevalent in countries where an inequality in income is evident. Status anxiety can be defined as the constant tension or fear of being perceived as "unsuccessful" by the society in ...
The School of Life is a British multinational [2] social media company founded in 2008 by British author and public speaker Alain de Botton. [3] [4] The company is headquartered in London. [5] It publishes various materials dealing with the topics of anxiety management, [6] emotional intelligence, relationships, work, creativity, and spirituality.
English: At Cannes Lions 2012, author and public speaker Alain de Botton discusses the fear of failure and explains how, even in the modern Western world, one cannot be protected from humiliation in the same way as from "material suffering".
Miguel de Unamuno [25] [11] 29 September 1864: 31 December 1936: Spanish Peter Wessel Zapffe [26] [27] [5] 18 December 1899: 12 October 1990: Norwegian Ray Brassier [28]
de Botton, Alain (2013). Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion. Vintage. Keltner, Dacher (2023). Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life. New York: Penguin Press. ISBN 9781984879684. OCLC 1345466567. Pearsall, Paul (2007). Awe: The Delights and Dangers of Our Eleventh Emotion ...