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A philosophy to help us live better: this is André Comte-Sponville's ambition. I discovered André Comte-Sponville's work quite late - this summer, in fact - and I immediately connected with his philosophy. A relevant, reasoned, accessible philosophy; which allows us to see the world differently, and to question it. And above all, André Comte-Sponville knows what he's talking about: an associate professor of the École Normale Supérieure, he has been teaching philosophy and writing on the subject for over forty years. What has emerged from all these years of studying happiness? What lessons can he share with us? Is there a good way to love? This is all that André shares with us, in this new episode of InPower. Chapters: 00:00 Teaser 01:28 Introduction 02:07 An unhappy childhood 06:23 Responsibility for unhappiness 09:09 Hysteria: myth or reality? 13:06 The experience of psychoanalysis 14:46 Encountering philosophy 16:28 Losing faith 23:16 The quest for meaning 28:23 The fear of failing in life 31:04 Failures 32:03 Romantic failure 32:36 The success of those close to you 34:15 Should we accept being unhappy? 40:12 Mourning 44:37 Releasing our expectations 47:43 Is reality doomed to disappoint us? 51:27 Living your life or dreaming your life? 01:06:02 Political failure 01:09:39 Refining political positions 01:15:21 How to progress? 01:17:56 Questions at the end Notes: Montaigne's essays Spinoza's ethics Marcel Proust's Search for Lost Time The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus Quentin Meillassoux Tristan Garcia Pierrot Seban Francis Wolff Desperately Happiness, André Comte-Sponville Life is a Tender Thing, André Comte-Sponville To discover the behind the scenes of the podcast: / inpowerpodcast To discover André Comte-Sponville's latest book: https://www.puf.com/content/La_cl%C3%... His other works: https://www.puf.com/Auteur%3AAndr%C3%... And to follow the MyBetterSelf adventure on a daily basis: / mybetterself If you liked this episode, you'll probably like this one: • Charles Pépin, Philosophe - Se libère...