Why We Still Crave Religion - Alain de Botton
October 20, 2025
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Alain de Botton FRSL is a Swiss-born British author and public speaker. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasising philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published Essays in Love (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997), Status Anxiety (2004), and The Architecture of Happiness (2006). (Wikipedia)
I interviewed Alain recently for the Institute of Art and Ideas.
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