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Reverence for beautiful buildings does not seem a high ambition on which to pin our hopes for happiness, at least when compared with the results we might associate with untying a scientific knot or falling in love, amassing a fortune or initiating revolution. To care deeply about a field that achieves so little, and yet consumes so many of our reso
... See moreAlain de Botton • The Architecture of Happiness (Vintage International)


I was delighted when I found the contemporary French philosopher Alain de Botton and his book “The Architecture of Happiness,” about the philosophical and psychological relationship between architecture and our identities.
De Botton writes: “The buildings we admire are ultimately those which, in a variety of ways, extol the values we think worthwhil... See more
De Botton writes: “The buildings we admire are ultimately those which, in a variety of ways, extol the values we think worthwhil... See more
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provincialism – and then rise above it to a more universal
The School of Life Press • Great Thinkers: Simple Tools from 60 Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today (The School of Life Library)
Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion (Vintage International)
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