Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Swiss-British philosopher and popular author on everyday life
1969, Zurich, Switzerland
Switzerland · United Kingdom
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Alain de Botton is a Swiss-British writer and philosopher who brings philosophy to bear on everyday concerns — love, work, status, travel — in accessible bestsellers such as 'The Consolations of Philosophy' and 'Status Anxiety', and founded The School of Life. He was born into a Sephardic Jewish family; his father, financier Gilbert de Botton, came from a prominent Egyptian-Jewish background, giving de Botton documented Jewish ancestry.
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Swiss-British philosopher and popular author on everyday life
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