Takes the reader on a tour through the history and psychology of architecture and interior ... more
design. Looking at buildings across the world, from medieval wooden huts to modern skyscrapers, this title examines sofas and cathedrals, tea sets and office complexes, as well as offering philosophical insights.
Advantages: Quite Interesting Disadvantages: Watered down and ultimately unhelpful
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The book itself is laid out in a very clear way, reminiscent of scientific journals, with chapters broken down into sections and then numbered paragraphs. This makes it easy to read, with bits given to you in bite-sized, easily digested chunks. It also makes it easy to put down at any point. Which is a blessing from pretty soon in.
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Advantages: simply to read Disadvantages: not very deep
It might be unknown by you but every one has a philosophy. A philosophy is what you believe. So if some says "philosophy? What that about then?" You can tell them it is all about thinking like I did to a man in Hyde Park once. There is also a philosophy industry a type of retail therapy where middle class white men tell the rest of us what to think. Some like prefer a good Merlot or Shiraz and then we can be our own therapist. The Consolations of Philosophy is a refreshing alternative to a normal being told what to think philosophy book as it tries to engage the reader.
There is no problem with money, career, or even the love life, of any individual says AlaindeBotton that can not be put into perspective by philosophers whom have been wrestling with these issues as long as people could think. So if you want to get your life ...
Advantages: Perfect balance of wit and wisdom Disadvantages: All dead, white males
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Product details
Type
Audio CD
Title
The Architecture of Happiness
Author
Alain de Botton
Genre
Society, Politics & Philosophy
Subgenre
Philosophy
Sub Sub Genre
Architecture
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN
0141015004; 0241142482; 0241142490; 0375424431
Manufacturer's product description
What makes a house beautiful? Is it serious to spend your time thinking about home decoration? Why do people disagree about taste? And can buildings make us happy? In "The Architecture of Happiness", Alain de Botton tackles a relationship central to our lives. Our buildings - and the objects we fill them with - affect us more profoundly than we might think. To take architecture seriously is to accept that we are, for better and for worse, different people in different places. De Botton suggests that it is architecture's task to render vivid to us who we might ideally be. Turning the spotlight from the humble terraced house to some of the world's most renowned buildings, de Botton considers how our private homes and public edifices - from those of Christopher Wren to those of Le Corbusier and Norman Foster - influence how we feel, as well as how we could learn to build in ways that would increase our chances of happiness. "The Architecture of Happiness" amounts to a beguiling tour through the philosophy and psychology of architecture.
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