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The School
The School of Economic Science, began in 1937 as the Henry George School of Economics. One of its aims was to demonstrate that freedom and prosperity are possible for people everywhere, providing we follow economic laws and aim for a fair outcome from economic arrangements. Justice is the ethical ba
Course
Plato’s Statesman – Horizons Course What is a Statesman? Who fulfils this role and what qualities do they possess? What is their nature and what knowledge do they have? In order to distinguish the qualities of the statesman and what his nature may be, Plato goes back the most fundamental forms o
Index
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Join Warwick Jessup as he explores the philosophy of ‘The Eternal Way’, a work attributed to Sankara that expounds non-duality and has recently been translated into English by Warwick and his wife Elena. The text teaches a method to discover the real nature of the Self. Filmed 06 June 2018.
Prosperity and freedom are the natural conditions of human life. What transformations of thought and practice can make this a reality? Ian Mason, Principal of the School, will explore the possibilities. Go to Dropbox
Join Gabriella Burnel as she explores the joy of Sanskrit.
How did a Roman slave, a fighter pilot and a modern psychotherapist share a common interest in stoical behaviour?...
‘Self Illumination’ is a Sanskrit text that expounds non-duality and has recently been translated into English. It teaches that there is only consciousness and nothing else. Warwick Jessup, the translator, will explore the philosophy of this work, and then take questions. Filmed 06 June 2017.
We were delighted to host guest speaker Lord Skidelsky, who discussed macroeconomic policy since the financial crisis and the case for an enlarged investment role for the state in a modern enterprise economy.
Lectures
Annual Economics Lecture, Saturday 31st January 2015 Dr Peter Bowman, Head of Economics By taking recent examples of good practice and examining why they were effective, Peter Bowman, Head of Economics, explores how an economy can be developed and directed to work for the common good. We live in
Essay
Article based on a paper originally presented at the Joint Conference of School of Economics Science and Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative at Waterperry House, Oxfordshire September 2012 Peter Holland, London, UK 1. Introduction Current economic analysis and theory pays little attention
Lectures
Economics with Justice Lecture, 24th November, 2012 Ross Ashcroft Ross Ashcroft’s award-winning film ‘Four Horsemen’ reveals the fundamental flaws in the economic system which have brought our civilization to the brink of disaster. 23 leading thinkers – frustrated at the failure of their respective
