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Life Lessons

This series delves into the depths of human existence, exploring the universal truths and challenges that shape our lives. Each installment offers compelling narratives that touch upon themes of love, loss, growth, and the search for meaning. It's a timeless collection that resonates with readers of all ages, providing wisdom and solace through masterfully told stories. Perfect for those seeking enriching and thought-provoking literature.

Life Lessons from Kierkegaard
Life Lessons from Byron
Life Lessons from Nietzsche
Life Lessons from Bergson
Life Lessons from Freud

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  • Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet and cultural critic. He is best known for his controversial idea of life affirmation that challenged traditional morality and all doctrines. Born in 1844 outside Leipzig, Germany, his teachings inspired people in all walks of life, from dancers and poets to psychologists and social revolutionaries. Here you will find extracts from his greatest works. John Armstrong takes this great thinker and highlights those ideas most relevant to ordinary everyday dilemmas.

    Life Lessons from Nietzsche
  • Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, literary stylist and social critic. Born in 1813 in Copenhagen, his philosophical work addressed living as a single individual and the importance of personal choice. A famously fierce critic of the idealist thinkers of his time, he is regarded as the first existentialist philosopher. Here you will find insights from his greatest works. The Life Lessons series from The School of Life takes a great thinker and highlights those ideas most relevant to ordinary, everyday dilemmas. These books emphasize ways in which wise voices from the past have urgently important and inspiring things to tell us

    Life Lessons from Kierkegaard