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Lily Cole in conversation with Alain de Botton

On 23 Apr 15, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Impossible Utopias and capitalism in the 21st century: The School of Life presents a conversation between model Lily Cole and philosopher Alain de Botton.

By Helena Kealey on 19/3/2015

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Lily Cole in conversation with Alain de Botton Lily Cole in conversation with Alain de Botton Helena Kealey
Lily Cole model
Some people have it all, don’t they? Just look at supermodel, actress and businesswoman Lily Cole: so beautiful she was one of Vogue Paris’s top models of the 2000s and model of the year at the 2004 British Fashion Awards, and she's smart enough to earn herself a breezy Double First in History of Art at Cambridge University.
Then she wrote a book, Impossible Utopias, and now she's in conversation with writer and philosopher Alain de Botton, discussing how in fact, no, she doesn’t have it all. None of us do. Such are the trappings of consumer driven capitalism.
Lily Cole interview
No political system in the world has been able to provide as many far-reaching wonders as capitalism. And yet, as markets march along, spilling out good homes, fine wines and cheap, beautiful clothes, they also promote inequality and wreck our planet. Consumers become addicted to products that encourage irresponsible risk-taking and as our resources - physical and economic - are drained, deep fissures in our society are carved. It seems, however, we won’t do without it: many philosophers have noted that we find it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.
Capitalism in the 21st Century
In her book, Impossible Utopias, Cole imagines utopia as a real, ever-present possibility. As one of the world’s most in-demand supermodels and the face of some of the world’s most glamorous brands, Cole has a greater overview of the process and effects of capitalism than most. She’s seen how markets rarely value what matters to people, worshipping instead at the altar of margins and profit. But here, courtesy of The School of Life, she reveals how a gift economy in which real human needs and desires - not just those of the marketplace - might just be possible after all.





What Lily Cole in conversation with Alain de Botton
Where City temple conference centre, Holborn Viaduct , London, EC1A 2DE | MAP
Nearest tube Chancery Lane (underground)
When On 23 Apr 15, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Price £30
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    Alain de Botton is a writer of essayistic books that have been described as a 'philosophy of everyday life.' He’s written on love, travel, architecture and literature including the titles 'How Proust Can Change Your Life' and 'The Consolations of Philosophy’. He is the founder of Living Architecture and is also the founder and Chairman of The School of Life.

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    The School of Life was founded and chaired by philosopher Alain de Botton. They offer a variety of programmes and services concerned with how to live wisely and well, with the aim of developing emotional intelligence through culture. They address such issues as how to find fulfilling work, how to master the art of relationships, how to understand one’s past, how to achieve calm and how better to understand, and where necessary change, the world.

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