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History
In 1961 Leon MacLaren made contact with a leading figure of an ancient philosophical and spiritual tradition in India, Shri Shantananda Saraswati; the Shankaracharya of the northern seat of that tradition. The first meeting between the two in 1965 opened up a new direction in the School's studies. The Shankaracharya offered guidance on the study of the ancient philosophical and scriptural writings of India, which form the basis of the philosophy called Advaita Vedanta, and on the practice of meditation. Today, the study of philosophy founded on Advaita Vedanta remains the central subject in the School and forms the essential reference for all other studies. Economics continues to studied also, but in addition other groups were established in the 1970s to study subjects such as art, architecture, astronomy, calligraphy, dance, education, music, Renaissance studies, language, science and Vedic mathematics.
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The School has established branches all over England, including the North West, and in many other countries around the world. The content and direction of the studies and practices in the School are now overseen by Donald Lambie, who took over the leadership when Leon MacLaren died in 1994.
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The School of Economic Science was founded in London in 1937 by Leon MacLaren. The establishment of the School occurred partly in response to the great economic depression in the early 1930s, which had a devastating effect on the economic and social welfare of many. As a result, the central subject of the early studies in the School was economic science (as it was then called) and how economic justice might be achieved through equitable distribution of wealth and fair taxation. However, as these studies continued they led to fundamental philosophical questions about the nature of human society, the role of human beings, and the nature of creation. Philosophy soon became the central area of study within the School, and in the 1950s philosophy courses were offered to the public for the first time.
