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Date: Thu, Feb 22nd
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm Cost: cup o' joe |
Book Club Meeting: de Botton's "Status Anxiety" (public event)
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From Alain de Botton's website regarding his book, "Status Anxiety":
We care about our status for a simple reason: because most people tend to be nice to us according to the amount of status we have (it is no coincidence that the first question we tend to be asked by new acquaintances is ‘ What do you do?’). With the help of philosophers, artists and writers, the book examines the origins of status anxiety (ranging from the consequences of the French Revolution to our secret dismay at the success of our friends), before revealing ingenious ways in which people have learnt to overcome their worries in their search for happiness. It aims not only to be entertaining, but wise and helpful as well.
The non-fiction work of British author and philosopher Alain de Botton is written in the style of the extended essay, full of lyricism and personal reflection as well as philosophical thought and history.
Reviews of "Status Anxiety":
“A smart and amusing inquiry. . . . Thick with social history and as funny as [it is] acute.” — The Boston Globe
“His richest, funniest, most heartfelt work yet, packed with erudition and brimming with an elegant originality of mind. . . . An informative joy to read.” —The Seattle Times
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posted by ArsNova on 1/19/07
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Event Discussion Thread
I haven't read the book yet, but I did read this article and found it to be on the same wave length as our book this time around:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070125/hl_nm/..._consumerism_dc
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070125/hl_nm/..._consumerism_dc
