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Knowledge Reform » Alain de Botton http://www.knowledgereform.com Inspirational Words of Wisdom, Knowledge & Philosophy Resource Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:09:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Alain de Botton Suggests That A Nanny State Maybe Good For Us After All http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/02/06/alain-de-botton-suggests-that-a-nanny-state-maybe-good-for-us-after-all/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/02/06/alain-de-botton-suggests-that-a-nanny-state-maybe-good-for-us-after-all/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:41:40 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=9135 According to Philosopher Alain de Botton we should not completely reject the nurturing attempts of those in power who supposedly have our best interests at heart (doesn’t stop them raising taxes though). Personally, this is all well and good at the best of times and I’m all for listening to wise advice from somebody else, [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/02/06/alain-de-botton-suggests-that-a-nanny-state-maybe-good-for-us-after-all/feed/ 4 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 6) – Friedrich Nietzsche http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/06/05/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-6-friedrich-nietzsche/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/06/05/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-6-friedrich-nietzsche/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:18:40 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=7352 Watch the first video of a six part series: Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 1) – Socrates This is the 6th and final post featuring a series of documentaries written and presented by popular British philosopher Alain de Botton. This 6 part series is an entertaining, practical and psychobabble-free self-help course for the philosophically [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/06/05/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-6-friedrich-nietzsche/feed/ 4 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 5) – Arthur Schopenhauer http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/06/01/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-5-arthur-schopenhauer/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/06/01/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-5-arthur-schopenhauer/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:50:15 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=7209 Watch the first video of a six part series: Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 1) – Socrates Continuing onto the fifth part of six posts featuring a series of documentaries written and presented by popular British philosopher Alain de Botton. This 6 part series is an entertaining, practical and psychobabble-free self-help course for the [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/06/01/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-5-arthur-schopenhauer/feed/ 0 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 4) – Michel de Montaigne http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/05/23/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-4-michel-de-montaigne/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/05/23/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-4-michel-de-montaigne/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 09:15:49 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=6981 Watch the first video of a six part series: Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 1) – Socrates Continuing onto the forth part of six posts featuring a series of documentaries written and presented by popular British philosopher Alain de Botton. This 6 part series is an entertaining, practical and psychobabble-free self-help course for the [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/05/23/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-4-michel-de-montaigne/feed/ 4 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 3) – Seneca http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/05/14/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-3-seneca/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/05/14/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-3-seneca/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 08:02:01 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=6883 Watch the first video of a six part series: Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 1) – Socrates Continuing onto the third part of six posts featuring a series of documentaries written and presented by popular British philosopher Alain de Botton. This 6 part series is an entertaining, practical and psychobabble-free self-help course for the [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/05/14/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-3-seneca/feed/ 4 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 2) – Epicurus http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/05/04/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-2-epicurus/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/05/04/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-2-epicurus/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 08:04:48 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=6578 Watch the first video of a six part series: Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 1) – Socrates Continuing onto the second part of six posts featuring a series of documentaries written and presented by popular British philosopher Alain de Botton. This 6 part series is an entertaining, practical and psychobabble-free self-help course for the [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/05/04/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-2-epicurus/feed/ 2 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 1) – Socrates http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/04/27/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-1-socrates/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/04/27/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-1-socrates/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:50:45 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=6427 Let me now introduce you to the first of six posts featuring a series of documentaries written and presented by popular British philosopher Alain de Botton. This 6 part series is an entertaining, practical and psychobabble-free self-help course for the philosophically minded. Here, de Botton, brings us six thinkers who have influenced history, and their [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/04/27/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-1-socrates/feed/ 4 Alain de Botton: A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success http://www.knowledgereform.com/2009/09/07/alain-de-botton-a-kinder-gentler-philosophy-of-success/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2009/09/07/alain-de-botton-a-kinder-gentler-philosophy-of-success/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:34:18 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=1421 Can one be happy and anxiety free in a world filled with nothing but social pressures, stress and troubles? Well Swiss writer, Alain de Botton thinks we can, with some practical wisdom in the following talk as he discusses the pressures and anxieties within the workplace as well as in our lives in general. To [...]

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