In Search of Truth: The Story of the School of Economic Science

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Shepheard-Walwyn, 2010 - Business & Economics - 335 pages

From its beginnings in London to its worldwide enrollment--including affiliated schools in Europe, North and South America, South Africa, and Australasia--this account examines the history and growth of the School of Economic Science. Based on the economic theories of the American social reformer and economist Henry George and the land tax campaigns led by Andrew MacLaren, the school's philosophy has adapted over the course of eight decades. Influenced by spiritual leader George Gurdjieff, philosopher Peter Ouspensky, and Indian sage Sri Shantananda Saraswati, to name a few, the institution has attracted hundreds of thousands of students, but it has also endured criticism and controversy. Objectively, this record explains why supporters of the School of Economic Science hold it in such high regard.

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Contents

Origins
1
Establishment of the School
8
The Development of Economics
28
Copyright

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About the author (2010)

Brian Hodgkinson has been a member of the School of Economic Science since 1963. Concurrently he has studied modern academic Philosophy, taking a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Balliol College, Oxford and lecturing in Philosophy at Sussex University. More recently he has taught Economics and History at St James Independent Schools, having studied and tutored these subjects within the School of Economic Science. He has published a verse translation of the Bhagavad Gita, and books on Indian Philosophy, Ancient History and Economics.

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