Editor’s Note: The article is by The School of Life, in partnership with CNN, as part of a series on living more philosophically during the coronavirus pandemic. At some point in the 1650s, the French ...

Editor’s Note: The article is by The School of Life, in partnership with CNN, as part of a series on living more philosophically during the coronavirus pandemic. The modern age has manhandled nature ...

As the school year kicks off, it’s important to realize that most of our learning takes place in daily, often unnoticed ways in the school of life. One lesson we are offered may be one of the most ...

In 2008, de Botton helped to found an educational establishment in London called The School of Life, "devoted to developing emotional intelligence through the help of culture" by offering courses on ...