The School of Life Great Thinkers Book

The Great Thinkers is a collection of some of the most important ideas of Eastern and Western culture – drawn from the works of those philosophers, political theorists, sociologists, artists and novelists whom we believe have the most to offer to us today.

We’ve worked hard to make the thinkers in this book clear, relevant and charming, mining the history of knowledge to bring you the ideas we think have the greatest importance to our times. This book contains the canon of The School of Life, the gallery of individuals across the millenia who help to frame our intellectual project – and we have succeeded if, in the days and years ahead, you find yourself turning to our thinkers to illuminate the multiple dilemmas, joys and griefs of daily life.

THINKERS INCLUDE:

Plato
Aristotle
Friedrich Nietzsche
Niccolo Machiavelli
John Ruskin
Confucius
Lao Tzu
Max Weber
Margaret Mead
Sigmund Freud
Coco Chanel
Andy Warhol
Jane Austen

Hardback book | 480 pages | 202mm x 150mm x 45mm

Illustrations by Stuart Patience.

Brand: The School of Life

The School of Life is an educational company with a mission to help you understand yourself better, and their eclectic and contemporary product range has been designed around this aim. The School of Life’s ideas fall into six key categories – self-knowledge, relationships, work, calm, sociability, and leisure and culture – and these ideas are shared through the organisation’s various channels. In addition to books, games, homeware and curiose, The School of Life offer online classes and courses, a library of eBooks and a YouTube channel, all based around their philosophy of life. So, what might start as a gift to yourself or another, could blossom into an enjoyable journey down a path of self-discovery and wellbeing.

Dimensions

Width: 14cm x Length: 20cm x Height: 5cm