Status Anxiety

Status Anxiety

by Alain de Botton
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Publisher:
Penguin UK
Genre:Philosophy
Language: en
Published:January 13, 2005
ISBN13:9780141014869
ISBN10:0141014865

About the Book

We all worry about what others think of us. We all long to succeed and fear failure. We all suffer � to a greater or lesser degree, usually privately and with embarrassment � from status anxiety. For the first time, Alain de Botton gives a name to this universal condition and sets out to investigate both its origins and possible solutions. He looks at history, philosophy, economics, art and politics � and reveals the many ingenious ways that great minds have overcome their worries. The result is a book that is not only entertaining and thought-provoking � but genuinely wise and helpful as well.