Alain de Botton on Philosophy Within and Outside the Academy
Philosophy Bites
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Alan DeBotton is a best-selling novelist and essayist. Many of his books touch on philosophy, but only one does so head on. The Consulations of Philosophy sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Some professional philosophers attacked it with vitriol. Here DeBotton reflects on his conception of the word 'philosophy'
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