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A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

Alain de Botton · TED

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About

Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure -- and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2009
Speaker
Alain de Botton
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Philosophy
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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