Articles By alain de botton
December 2008
We should demand more cultural regulation to help us to focus on the best thoughts and words
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November 2008
We should introduce menus for conversation at dinner parties to make the evening come alive
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October 2008
A holiday at Heathrow promises to transform the way we experience the airport
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September 2008
We have grown shy of exploring our sense of unhibited wonder at the natural world
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August 2008
Both parties believe we need nannying, so let them tell us what kind
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July 2008
The academic world has lost its way. We need a University of Life that teaches us how to be wiser
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June 2008
The ‘death of God’ need not mean an end to the culture he inspired
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About alain de botton
Alain de Botton is a writer and philosopher. He is the author of A Song for Occupations, The Architecture of Happiness, and How Proust Can Change your Life. He wrote a monthly column, Utopia, for Standpoint until the end of 2008.
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