Written and presented by Alain de Botton, this series is an entertaining, practical and psychobabble-free self-help course for the philosophically minded
Episode 1
Seneca on Anger: Can Seneca's beliefs about anger help an angry van driver and a stressed executive?
Episode 1
Episode 2
Schopenhauer on Love: Arthur Schopenhauer believed that love was the most important thing in life
Episode 2
Episode 3
Epicurus on Happiness: Epicurus believed we need three simple things to be happy, and money isn't one of them
Episode 3
Episode 4
Montaigne on Self-Esteem: Why do so many people have low self-esteem?
Episode 4
Episode 5
Socrates on Self-Confidence: Socrates can help give us all the intellectual self-confidence we need
Episode 5
Episode 6
Nietzsche on Hardship: Nietzsche believed that any worthwhile achievements come from overcoming hardship
Episode 6