Check out this documentary series by Alain de Botton, based on his book The Consolations of Philosophy. In this series, Botton examines the lives of six famous philosophers and shows us how their philosophies on subjects such as self-confidence, happiness, anger, self-esteem, love, and hardship still hold true today. Two thumbs up! Socrates on Self-Confidence [...]
I watched this last night on Netflix. If anyone is even a bit curious about The Buddha (and Buddhism), I would point them to this documentary first. It’s a great place to start. Watch the full episode. See more The Buddha. “A human being is part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe’; a part [...]
If this series is even half as good as the book, it will be fantastic. HBO tends to go all out too, so my hopes are high. More @ Inside Game of Thrones