Philosophy 101

I was channel surfing the idiot box the other night after getting home relatively late from a friends bday and stumbled across a fascinating doco on the design of modern housing and the relationship between housing, architecture and the relationship with the (perceived) quality of our lives. I later found out that it was part of a series called The Architecure of Happiness. A really interesting series. Reminds me of some of the things I loved studying during my undergrad years, and why I ended up with a Human Geography major.
The author/narrator Alain de Botton was also interviewed on a show that started directly after. Here’s a person that they referred to as a Philosopher — a real-life modern-day philospher. Now you don’t hear of that too often. I like the fact that Alain is such a Renaisance man … author, philospher, artist. A generalist in every sense of the word! I’ll be sure to check out his work in further depth. Any suggestions where I should start?
Many find the idea of finding wisdom from studying Philisophy in these modern times strange and bizzare. I’m fascinated by it.

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