Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton, FRSL (; born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published "Essays in Love" (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include "How Proust Can Change Your Life" (1997), "Status Anxiety" (2004) and "The Architecture of Happiness" (2006).
Syntheism
Swiss-British philosopher Alain de Botton has advocated a syntheistic approach towards an atheist religion both in his book "Religion for Atheists" and his TED talk "Atheism 2.0". American philosopher Daniel Colucciello Barber explores the potential for a syntheistic, post-secular spirituality of immanence rather than transcendence, inspired by French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, in his book "Deleuze and the Naming of God". Among the most quoted inspirations for Syntheism are the writings on a future "atheology" by French surrealist philosopher Georges Bataille in the 1950s.