Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness

Alain de Botton's psychobabble-free self-help course for the philosophically minded.

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Alain de Botton's psychobabble-free self-help course for the philosophically minded.

First Aired

2000-03-26
Last Aired

2000-05-07
Creator
Genre

Documentary
Seasons

1
Episodes

6
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

Channel 4

Keywords:

philosophy self-help

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Season 1

1. Seneca on Anger

Seneca believed anger flowed from our surprise when things don't turn out how we expect. Can Seneca's ...More

Seneca believed anger flowed from our surprise when things don't turn out how we expect. Can Seneca's advice help angry van driver Wayne and stressed executive Venetia?Less

24mins 2000-03-26

2. Schopenhauer on Love

German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer believed that love was the most important thing in life. His ph...More

German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer believed that love was the most important thing in life. His philosophy explains the mystery of why we fall in love with the people we do.Less

24mins 2000-04-02

3. Epicurus on Happiness

Alain De Botton considers how the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus believed there were just three si...More

Alain De Botton considers how the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus believed there were just three simple things we needed in order to be happy, and money wasn't one of themLess

24mins 2000-04-09

4. Montaigne on Self-Esteem

Why do so many people suffer from feelings of low self-esteem? Alain De Botton looks at the problem th...More

Why do so many people suffer from feelings of low self-esteem? Alain De Botton looks at the problem through the eyes of the French 16th-century philosopher Michel de Montaigne.Less

24mins 2000-04-16

5. Socrates on Self-Confidence

Alain demonstrates that ancient Athenian philosopher Socrates can help give us all the intellectual se...More

Alain demonstrates that ancient Athenian philosopher Socrates can help give us all the intellectual self-confidence we need to work out what we really think and believeLess

24mins 2000-04-30

6. Nietzsche on Hardship

Friedrich Nietzsche believed that any worthwhile achievements in life come from the experience of over...More

Friedrich Nietzsche believed that any worthwhile achievements in life come from the experience of overcoming hardship, and that a comfortable, painless existence wouldn't be worth livingLess