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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.
William James Durant è stato un filosofo, saggista e storico statunitense. Egli in particolar modo è l'autore di numerosi articoli giornalistici oltre che della Storia della Filosofia, e della Storia della Civiltà, 32 volumi che impiegò cinquant'anni a scrivere con l'aiuto della sua compagna Ariel.
One of the most gifted prose stylists of the 20th century, Will Durant viewed history not as a dreary succession of impersonal dates and reigns, but as taking place through human beings who loved, fought, dreamed and achieved.
Photographs reveal Durant to be a man of sparkling eyes and abundant hair, dressed immaculately. Even those who were not friends spoke well of him. Durant embodied the two qualities that he once declared no philosophy or philosopher was complete without: understanding and forgiveness.
Over the course of six decades, Will Durant enjoyed a remarkable career as a philosopher and historian, beginning with the publication of his book, The Story of Philosophy, in 1927. A few years after releasing that book, Durant took on the monumental task of writing an integrative account of human history, which became The Story of Civilization.
The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers is a 1926 book by Will Durant, in which he profiles several prominent Western philosophers and their ideas, beginning with Socrates and Plato and on through Friedrich Nietzsche.
Durant, William James (detto Will) Storico statunitense della filosofia e della cultura (North Adams, Massachusetts, 1885 - Los Angeles 1981). Prof. nella Columbia University e in quella di Los Angeles, è noto per alcune opere di storia della filosofia (tra cui The story of philosophy, 1926; trad it.
