7.5/1021 votesLoading...#1 - Schopenhauer on Love
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/2/2000
German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer believed that love was the most important thing in life. His philosophy explains the mystery of why we fall in love with the people we do.
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- 7.8/1022 votesLoading...
#2 - Seneca on Anger
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/2000
Seneca believed anger flowed from our surprise when things don't turn out how we expect. Can Seneca's advice help angry van driver Wayne and stressed executive Venetia?
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- 8.1/1025 votesLoading...
#3 - Epicurus on Happiness
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/9/2000
Alain De Botton considers how the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus believed there were just three simple things we needed in order to be happy, and money wasn't one of them
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- 8.1/1023 votesLoading...
#4 - Montaigne on Self-Esteem
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/16/2000
Why do so many people suffer from feelings of low self-esteem? Alain De Botton looks at the problem through the eyes of the French 16th-century philosopher Michel de Montaigne.
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- 8.3/1028 votesLoading...
#5 - Socrates on Self-Confidence
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/30/2000
Alain demonstrates that ancient Athenian philosopher Socrates can help give us all the intellectual self-confidence we need to work out what we really think and believe
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- 8.3/1024 votesLoading...
#6 - Nietzsche on Hardship
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/7/2000
Friedrich Nietzsche believed that any worthwhile achievements in life come from the experience of overcoming hardship, and that a comfortable, painless existence wouldn't be worth living
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The Worst Episodes of Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness
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Alain de Botton's psychobabble-free self-help course for the philosophically minded.
Genre:Documentary
Network:Channel 4
Worst Episodes Summary
"Schopenhauer on Love" is the worst rated episode of "Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness". It scored 7.5/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/2/2000. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Seneca on Anger".