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    It might be unknown by you, but everyone has a philosophy. A philosophy is what you believe. So if someone says "philosophy, what is 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 ...
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    KatherineWylie Rank: Lance Corporal
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    Alain De Botton, The Consolations of Philosophy: Alain De Botton enlists the collective wisdom of six philosophers, from the ancients to the 19th Century, and reflects on maladies such as frustration, a broken heart and not having enough money. What a timely work! Socrates advises us on thriving ...
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