The Consolations of Philosophy

The internationally heralded author of How Proust Can Change Your Life presents the wisdom of some of the greatest thinkers of the ages as advice for our day-to-day struggles in this remarkable new book. Solace for the broken heart can be found in the words of Schopenhauer. The ancient Greek Epicurus has the wisest, and most affordable, solution to cash-flow problems. A remedy for impotence lies in Montaigne. Seneca offers advice upon losing a job. And Nietzsche has shrewd counsel for everything from loneliness to illness. The Consolations of Philosophy is a book as accessibly erudite as it is useful and entertaining.