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William James Durant (/ d ə ˈ r æ n t /; November 5, 1885 – November 7, 1981) was an American historian and philosopher, best known for his 11-volume work, The Story of Civilization, which contains and details the history of Eastern and Western civilizations.
Durant attempts to show the interconnection of their ideas and how one philosopher's ideas informed the next. There are nine chapters each focused on one philosopher, and two more chapters each containing briefer profiles of three early 20th century philosophers. The book was published in 1926, with a revised second edition released in 1933.
The Story of Civilization (1935–1975), by husband and wife Will and Ariel Durant, is an 11-volume set of books covering both Eastern and Western civilizations for the general reader, with a particular emphasis on European (Western) history.
Ariel Durant: WD Pulitzer Prize Winning Researcher & Writer Will Durant: WD Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian & Philosopher [31] Arthur Fiedler: WD Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops Orchestra [30] Henry Friendly: WD Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: Lady Bird Johnson: WD First ...
Category: Books by Will Durant. ... The Story of Philosophy This page was last edited on 1 October 2020, at 20:54 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
A copy of Durant's Declaration of INTERdependence. On April 8, 1944 American philosopher and historian Will Durant was approached by two leaders of the Jewish and Christian faiths, Meyer David and Dr. Christian Richard about starting "a movement, to raise moral standards."
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The Lessons of History is a 1968 book by historians Will Durant and Ariel Durant. The book provides a summary of periods and trends in history they had noted upon completion of the 10th volume of their momentous eleven-volume The Story of Civilization. Will Durant stated that he and Ariel "made note of events and comments that might illuminate ...