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History
In London in 1936, a small group of people came together to study economics, seeking an understanding of the universal laws which govern the relations between people in society.
They hoped to discover principles which would help to eliminate the social ills prevailing at the time.
The School of Economic Science in London was established on the premise that truth and justice exist, can be discovered and having been discovered, can be taught.
The discovery, practice and the teaching proceeded hand in hand, until in the early 1950’s it became obvious that the key to the understanding of people in society was the study of mankind itself.
In the early 1960’s the School’s founder, Leon MacLaren, made contact with one of the twentieth century’s greatest exponents of Advaita Vedanta, Shri Shantananda Saraswati.* This was the beginning of a relationship which was to last for over forty years.
Numerous meetings took place and the expositions of Shri Shantananda Saraswati threw fresh light on the fundamental questions which the school has been seeking answers to.
Today, this knowledge paradigm, called Practical Philosophy, is available to all who are interested.
The School today is part of a loose global association of similar organisations which all share a common source.