Alain de Botton

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Breaking patterns of intergenerational trauma could have a profound effect on the state of the modern world. Writer Alain de Botton believes love – or a lack thereof – is at the heart of our personal and societal issues. In this chat with Fearne, Alain explains why so-called ‘att ... Show More

Debbie talks to Alain de Botton about love and sex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

This episode encourages us to explore a deeper understanding of ourselves, our relationships, and why we should be seeking fulfilment not happiness. Alain de Botton is an author and philosopher, known for co-founding The School of Life in 2008. The School of Life was created to f ... Show More

Modern day philosopher Alain de Botton has become world renown for his ability to provide compelling real world answers to some of life’s biggest questions. For this episode of The Psychology Podcast, we cover the philosophy and science of a range of topics, including what it mea ... Show More

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie is joined by bestselling author, public speaker, and founder of The School of Life, Alain de Botton. His latest book, A Therapeutic Journey, deals with mental ill-health and recuperation and has been described as both a source of compa ... Show More

We always ponder what we think the meaning of life is, but philosopher Alain de Botton has the answer to this in this week's episode of the Positivity Podcast. Alain joins Paul to talk about our ideas of love and connection, what behaviours we should adopt to gain the most out of ... Show More

Do we seek pleasure and avoid pain? The moral psychologist Paul Bloom believes psychological hedonism gives an inaccurate picture of what motivates us. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses pain and pleasure with Nigel Warburton. 

هل الكرامة الإنسانية مجرد اختراع بشري؟ ام انها مُنحت له ولا يصح ان يُحرم منها؟ إن كان الانسان مجرد قد تطور ليصبح مميز عن باقي الثدييات لماذا نتمسك بالكرامة الإنسانية بغض النظر عن الثقافة والدين والعرق.. يستضيف يوسف يعقوب في هذه الحلقة د. ماهر صموئيل - استشاري الطب النفسي وحاصل عل ... Show More

Eckhart begins this episode discussing the purpose of suffering. He says suffering is the great awakener, that cracks the shell of the ego. He believes through the crack something beautiful and profound emerges. Eckhart describes it as our true essence. He says as we become famil ... Show More