Watch Alain De Botton’s 3 programs

This assignment is only based on the 3 programs below (please, NO outside research or reading should be added. It’s obvious when you don’t read or view assignments. So, it’s what you view and ponder. That means you must have details from the programs. Use some of that journalistic stuff to set up your paper. What did you watch, who is the philosopher and where and when did he or she live? Etc. Set it up, explain, add your views…
Watch Alain De Botton’s 3 programs. He’s a European philosopher whose mission is to turn everyone onto being a better thinker and a natural philosopher. Philosophy shouldn’t be left just to professional philosophers, as they are often very pedantic and in the clouds. He started Youtube’s School of Life. (I also love his program on George Orwell, but that is not required here. Here we are in the old days, but these ideas are as relevant as ever.)
Programs are below: Socrates; Epicurus; Michel De Montaigne
Here’s a sample thesis and outline: feel free to use mine, modify it, or use a different one.
Tentative Thesis: Alain de Botton’s programs on Socrates, Epicurus and Michel De Montaigne and your choice show that following a philosophy and being true to ourselves lead to a better more logical and fulfilling life — and improved critical thinking for just about everything we are engaged in.
1. Thesis/intro. What else to add? It’s up to you. Story, something about you and society, the ancient world, logic, quote, whatever. Each paragraph should be complete and read well. Then you can use a transition to the next paragraph and so on.
2. Socrates: idea. And compare to others. Add yourself here in some way.
3. Epicurus: idea. And compare to others. Add yourself.
4. Michel De Montaigne: idea. And compare to others. Add yourself.
5. Your choice of a speaker who represents diversity (who is on the same topic here, philosophy and the good life)
6. Conclusion. What to do here: tie it all together. That is, your paper is about three philosophers, so end with all three. Feel free to add some embellishment or sentiment. But it’s important to have all three in the last paragraph. End on a high note. Leave the reader with something special, enticing, interesting.
These videos are easy to find online, especially after you find the first one:
A. Socrates on Self Confidence Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness
https://youtu.be/UVA8jX9KQcE
Philosophy – A Guide to Happiness: Socrates on Self-Confidence