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. The School of Life has made the thinkers in this book clear, relevant and charming, mining the history of knowledge to bring you the ideas that have the greatest importance to our times. 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