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In his extraordinary new book, Alain de Botton explores the importance of buildings in our lives, pondering our attachment to our homes and considering such questions as: Why do people disagree about taste? Can beautiful surroundings make us good?

In ancient Greece or Rome, philosophers were seen as natural authorities on the most pressing questions. However, since then, the idea of finding wisdom from philosophy has come to seem bizarre. Enter a university department today and ask to study wisdom, and you will politely but firmly be shown the door. The Consolations of Philosophy sets out to refute the notion that good philosophy must be irrelevant and gathers together six great philosophers who were convinced of the power of philosophical insight to work a practical effect on our lives.

Alain-Fournier est un écrivain français, dont l'œuvre la plus célèbre est "Le Grand Meaulnes" (1913). Lieutenant de réserve, mobilisé le 2 août 1914, Alain-Fournier part de Cambo dans le Pays basque, pour rejoindre son régiment, le 288e régiment d'infanterie à Mirande ; il est affecté à la 23e compagnie. Avec sa compagnie, il participe ensuite à plusieurs combats meurtriers autour de Verdun. Alain Fournier a été tué par l'ennemi le 26 septembre, à Vaux (Meuse).