Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness
★ 7.6 · 2000 · 24m · Documentary
Alain de Botton's psychobabble-free self-help course for the philosophically minded.
Episodes
1. Seneca on Anger24m · 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?
2. Schopenhauer on Love24m · 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.
3. Epicurus on Happiness24m · 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 them
4. Montaigne on Self-Esteem24m · 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.
5. Socrates on Self-Confidence24m · 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 believe
6. Nietzsche on Hardship24m · 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 livingMore Like This
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