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O Ódio a Si Mesmo

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Published January 1, 2023

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Alain de Botton

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Alain de Botton is a writer and television producer who lives in London and aims to make philosophy relevant to everyday life. He can be contacted by email directly via www.alaindebotton.com

He is a writer of essayistic books, which refer both to his own experiences and ideas- and those of artists, philosophers and thinkers. It's a style of writing that has been termed a 'philosophy of everyday life.'

His first book, Essays in Love [titled On Love in the US], minutely analysed the process of falling in and out of love. The style of the book was unusual, because it mixed elements of a novel together with reflections and analyses normally found in a piece of non-fiction. It's a book of which many readers are still fondest.

Bibliography:
* Essays In Love (1993)
* The Romantic Movement (1994)
* Kiss and Tell (1995)
* How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997)
* The Consolations of Philosophy (2000)
* The Art of Travel (2002)
* Status Anxiety (2004)
* The Architecture of Happiness (2006)
* The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (2009)

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August 18, 2025
Dá vontade de levar à letra:

“Devemos deixar de esperar que nos tratem bem, como um cãozinho ansioso à espreita de sinais de que o dono se acalmou e afinal vai levá-lo à rua. Já basta o tempo que passamos a ser o cãozinho mal amado, já passamos uma eternidade à espera dos biscoitos, está na altura de virar costas a quem exerce um poder inexplicável sobre nós, negando-nos o que desde há muito nos era naturalmente devido. Não temos de continuar à procura de ofensas que não cometemos (…) Está na altura de fazer essa notável descoberta, de que podemos descartar os outros como eles nos descartaram a nós, e concentrar-nos antes, para o resto da nossa vida, naqueles seres abençoados que já sabem como proporcionar-nos generosamente a simpatia e a aceitação de que somos merecedores.”

“ Quanto mais difíceis tiverem sido os primeiros anos, mais o nosso eu subdesenvolvido tem de ser rejeitado, mais teremos de parecer grandiosos, inexpugnáveis e temerários. Todavia, saberemos que atingimos a verdadeira idade adulta quando conseguirmos levar uma mão protetora o nosso frágil eu da infância, e assegurar-lhe que a partir dessa altura seremos seu leal guardião e protetor, e lhepermitiremos visitar-nos para ser mimado e para brincar sempre que necessitar”
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August 2, 2025
What I love about this kind of books is not that the ideas contained in them are revolutionary; in fact, a lot of the ideas you will find here, you have probably thought about at some point, and might indeed seem trivial. But what I love about these books is that they allow you to sit with those precious ideas. By reading the book, you are also making the time to reflect on your past and current life. And through Alain's words you are persuaded to see your life, your history and choices, and who you are through much kinder eyes.
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August 18, 2023
Best book I’ve ever read! He became one of my fav authors. He explains everything so well. 10/10
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February 4, 2024
Sublime (como sempre)! E de grande utilidade. Recomendo vivamente a sua leitura.
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