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    Summary of Alain De Botton's The Consolations of Philosophy
    Summary of Alain De Botton's The Consolations of Philosophy
    Summary of Alain De Botton's The Consolations of Philosophy
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    #1 I once visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and while I was there, I found a painting that had been painted in Paris in the autumn of 1786 by the thirty-eight-year-old Jacques-Louis David.

    #2 The death of Socrates marked a defining moment in the history of philosophy. It was significant enough that it was painted by the French painter Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy in 1650.

    #3 The postcard depicted the last edifying moments of a transcendent being. It contrasted sharply with my own behavior, which was to be liked rather than to speak the truth. I did not publicly doubt ideas to which the majority was committed.

    #4 The Greek philosopher Socrates was the first to question authority, and his life and death were an invitation to become wise through philosophy.

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    Release dateMar 22, 2022
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