A self-help guide which applies the teachings of philosophers to dealing with life's everyday problems.
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6 Episodes
Seneca on Anger
E1
Seneca on AngerSeneca 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?
Schopenhauer on Love
E2
Schopenhauer on LoveGerman 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.
Epicurus on Happiness
E3
Epicurus on HappinessAlain 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
Montaigne on Self-Esteem
E4
Montaigne on Self-EsteemWhy 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.
Socrates on Self-Confidence
E5
Socrates on Self-ConfidenceAlain 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
Nietzsche on Hardship
E6
Nietzsche on HardshipFriedrich 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 living
Cast of Season 1
Alain de BottonHimself
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