On Friendship with Alain de Botton

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on friendship with writer and psychotherapist Alain de Botton.

Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest this week is Alain de Botton. Alain is a London based writer and psychotherapist. His first book, Essays in Love was published when he was 23 years old and went on to sell two million copies. His books emphasise philosophy's relevance to everyday life. Other bestsellers include How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997), Status Anxiety (2004), and The Architecture of Happiness (2006). He’s written 15 books under his name and many m...

People in this episode

Hosts: Omid Ashtari, Natascha McElhone

Guest: Alain de Botton

Topics covered

• friendship
• philosophy
• psychotherapy
• literature
• personal development

Keywords

• friendship
• Alain de Botton
• philosophy
• psychotherapy
• Essays in Love

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Essays in Love, How Proust Can Change Your Life, Status Anxiety, The Architecture of Happiness

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