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Will Durant has 730 books on Goodreads with 281366 ratings. Will Durant’s most popular book is The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Wor...
Will Durant. William James Durant ( / dəˈrænt /; 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. It was written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and ...
- Non-fiction
- William James Durant, November 5, 1885, North Adams, Massachusetts, U.S.
- History, philosophy, religion
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. The series was written over a span of four decades. The first six volumes of The Story of Civilization ...
- Ariel Durant, Will Durant
- United States
- 1935
- 13,549
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Top Will Durant titles. The Age of Faith, A History of Medieval Civilization-Chris…. The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinio…. Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization, Vo…. The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Ital…. The Age of Reason Begins: A History of European Civiliza…. The Story of Philosophy: The Lives ...
Jan 1, 1993 · Story of Civilization. Hardcover – January 1, 1993. The Complete Story of Civilization by Will Durant represents the most comprehensive attempt in our times to embrace the vast panorama of man’s history and culture. This eleven-volume set includes: Volume One - Our Oriental Heritage; Volume Two - The Life of Greece; Volume Three - Caesar ...
- Will Durant, Ariel Durant
Jan 1, 1991 · "The Story of Philosophy" is a book with its flaws, but it will remain for some time the great popular intro to the philosophical canon. Durant peppered his book with many all-too-pious genuflections to the little joys of life: he distrusted brooders, and at his worst he's not above accusing Schopenhauer of paying too little attention to the ...
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