Status Anxiety, Alain De Botton
Status Anxiety, Alain De Botton
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Status Anxiety

Author: Alain De Botton

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 6 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006


Synopsis

This is a book about an almost universal anxiety that rarely gets mentioned directly: an anxiety about what others think of us, about whether were judged a success or a failure. With the help of philosophers, artists, and writers, Alain de Botton examines the origins of status anxiety before revealing ingenious ways in which people have been able to overcome their worries in the search for happiness. The result is a book that isnt just highly entertaining and thoughtprovoking but genuinely wise and helpful, too.

About Alain de Botton

Alain de Botton is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including On Love, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel, and The Course of Love. He lives in London where he founded The School of Life, an organization devoted to fostering emotional health and intelligence. More can be found at AlainDeBotton.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom LA on January 19, 2025

"Status Anxiety" by Alain De Botton is a sparkly book that, for the most part, I enjoyed immensely. However, like other readers, I have some problems with it. First, a gentle reminder to everyone who approaches a "philosophical" book like this one: all this rationalizing of reality can be helpful so......more