Chapter
The Replacements for Religion
1:10:53 - 1:18:12 (07:19)
The decline of religion in many parts of the world has been replaced by culture, such as music, literature, and philosophy. The School of Life offers classes, books, events, and a YouTube channel to help people find meaning and solutions to problems beyond what books can offer.
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As religion disappeared in many parts of the world, it was replaced by culture.
1:10:53 - 1:15:00 (04:06)
Summary
As religion disappeared in many parts of the world, it was replaced by culture. In his search for meaning as a writer, the speaker got interested in religions, but he also realized that many problems are not amenable to treatment by books and that he needed other things to satisfy his soul, like gathering together with a group of like-minded people and starting something that could be a proper collective and an institution.
ChapterThe Replacements for Religion
Episode#118: How Philosophy Can Change Your Life, Alain de Botton
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The School of Life runs classes, publishes books, puts on events, runs a YouTube channel, and does many other things, aiming to make a contribution and touch as many lives in as diverse a way as possible, inviting people into this little home they’ve built.
1:15:00 - 1:18:12 (03:12)
Summary
The School of Life runs classes, publishes books, puts on events, runs a YouTube channel, and does many other things, aiming to make a contribution and touch as many lives in as diverse a way as possible, inviting people into this little home they’ve built.