But under this innocent and very understandable preference for perceived compatibility lies the innocent and somewhat ...

Early in the preface to his meditation on news, Alain de Botton borrows from Hegel to make a startling assertion. "In the developed economies," he says, "the news now occupies a ­position of ...

And so, when I visited Soulscapes, an exhibition of landscape art at Dulwich Picture Gallery in south London that opened this ...

Travel and mass tourism are intrinsically deleterious — to climate, weather patterns and landscapes, but also to venerated ...

propose a profoundly refreshing and heterodox approach to art as a “therapeut Alain de Botton, read by Nicholas Bell. Audible Studios, unabridged, digital download, 5 hrs. $17.95 ISBN ...

The philosopher, author and School Of Life founder explained how our past traumas can hold us back from accessing our true selves in the latest episode of our podcast, Stylist Live Sessions.

Alain de Botton thinks it is. The Swiss-born British writer, modern-day philosopher, and author of international bestseller "The Architecture of Happiness", believes there is more to buildings and ...

Luckily, there’s an excellent podcast to help… But in episode three of the sixth series, The School Of Life philosopher Alain De Botton shares three concepts of failure instead of sharing his ...

Widening inequality, shifting fortunes and social media neediness are lifting our anxiety about status to new heights.

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It was made by artist Grayson Perry, renowned for his ceramics and tapestries, and for his transvestism as Claire, on a commission from philosopher Alain de Botton. It is because of where it came ...