The man who corrupted Hadleberg - Mark Twain

This book's title could have been: Philosophy as Psychological Therapy. This remarkable book will make us feel wonderfully better in a good way, with two equal standards of intelligence and wisdom. When they asked Socrates where he came from, he did not say "from Athens," but "from the world." (Montaine) We should not feel embarrassed by our calamities, for through our failures only will all that is beautiful grow... (Nietzsche) What causes misery... is the pursuit of happiness with the certain assumption that we will find it in life... Young people would gain a lot if they could rid their minds of the false idea that the world has a great deal to offer us. (Schopenhauer) Button took philosophy to its simplest and most important goal: helping us live our lives. (The Independent) A pleasure to read... beautiful writing like beautiful philosophy always comforts... (Times) Rarely do you find discussions about great philosophers with such pleasure — "a brilliant and imaginative book" (Humphrey Carpenter) Skillful, well-studied, and entertaining, an elegant book that makes philosophy enjoyable and relevant to our lives. (Literary Review) Skillfully, de Button presents the ideas of philosophers to help readers with their problems. (Publishers Weekly) From the author of the book How Post can change your life, this is a delightful work that proves philosophy can be a higher source of help in thinking about the most painful problems. Alan de Botton reveals practical wisdom in the writings of some of the greatest thinkers of all time, resulting in an unexpected book of comfort and joy at the same time.