Alain de Botton is a phenomenon. A public intellectual who sells millions of books. A whimsical freethinker who dares to make high-brown subject matter useful and relatable. An atheist who believes in ...

Alain de Botton has spent much of his career asking a deceptively simple question. How can literature help us live better lives? Through books such as 'The Consolations of Philosophy' and 'The Course ...

What aspects of religion should atheists adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human need for connection, ritual, ...