by Alexandre Jollien · SEUIL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782020628884
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«La construction de soi: un usage de la philosophie» is an essay by Alexandre Jollien, published by Seuil in paperback, in French, 182 pages.
It brings together letters addressed to Philosophy as an allegorical interlocutor, and presents philosophy as a way of life and a therapy for the soul. Jollien dialogues with Epicurus, Boethius, Spinoza, Schopenhauer and Etty Hillesum, and proposes paths for letting go of the past and of sorrows, freeing oneself from the gaze of others and accepting the risk of living.
First published on October 3, 2006; the full subtitle is «Un usage de la philosophie» and the work falls within the category of Philosophy.
Aimed at a general audience interested in practical philosophy and personal development, with an epistolary and accessible approach.
Swiss writer and philosopher
