Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like: Detailed information can be found in Etsy’s Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy and our Privacy Policy. The School of Life generally, and this book in particular, goes about things differently, distilling the essence of great thinkers from the East and the West and society in general and explains why their thinking provides important insights into how to live our lives for today. Before him, populations had been subject to plague and famine on a scale difficult to imagine today. I was fascinated with this book. Great Thinkers: Simple tools from sixty great thinkers to improve your life today.

Many problems in modern society can be faced by relying on old wisdom. Some of humanity's great thinkers still have something to t. Great book that summarizes great thinkers of the past's wisdom that is still relevant today.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 December 2018, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 March 2017. Download the free Sumizeit mobile app to read, listen to, or watch Great Thinkers book summary anytime, anywhere. or. Welcome back. Looks like you already have an account! Prime members enjoy fast & free shipping, unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Prime Video and many more exclusive benefits.

In this particular case, I started reading this book probably in 2018. We”, Readers’ Top Histories and Biographies of the Last 5 Years. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Short is the keyword here: although the book itself is quite heavy (400+ pages), each and every 'great thinker' only gets a page or three if they are lucky. Anyone who does theology in the twenty-first century should have some understanding of the German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel, whose writings deeply influe... Gilles Deleuze (1925–1995) School of life rules!

Alt title: "Philosophy for people in hurry". Stay ahead of the curve with recommended reading lists curated by experts. I read it at home, campus, CNG commutes to tuition, to zindabazar, at Pathantula's Fulkoli, Upashahar's Saffron(It kinda became a ritual for sometime, i. I usually pass on the part of writing a review after finishing a book because updating my reading list and piling up my shelves is all that I care for. Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water though; he has some insightful explanatory analysis to offer, particularly on capitalism and status anxiety. See more of GREAT Thinkers on Facebook. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of. Aesop was a Greek storyteller who died in 564 BCE.

One of the most important thinkers of our time, Jacques Derrida continues to have a profound influence on postmodern thought and society.