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27 lug 2018 · In 1975 The New York Times stated that Will and Ariel Durant were "The greatest historians of our time." In addition to the Pulitzer prize the Durants received in 1968, in 1977 they received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award granted by the United States government to civilians. The Story of Civilization was again reissued in ...
William James Durant (né le 5 novembre 1885 à North Adams, Massachusetts - mort le 7 novembre 1981 ), dit Will Durant, est un philosophe, un historien et un écrivain américain. Il est notamment l'auteur de nombreux articles de magazines ainsi que d'une Histoire de la Philosophie ( The Story of Philosophy ), et d'une Histoire de la ...
24 lug 2012 · Will Durant chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew. Durant’s insight and wit never cease to dazzle; The Story of Philosophy is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand the history and development of philosophical ideas in the Western world.
Other articles where The Story of Philosophy is discussed: Will Durant and Ariel Durant: His second book, The Story of Philosophy (1926), sold more than two million copies in less than three decades and was translated into several languages. The following year his only novel, Transition, appeared. It is largely an autobiographical account of his own early social, religious, and political ...
9 nov 1981 · But in 1975, in the week of Dr. Durant's 90th birthday, they released ''The Age of Napoleon.'' Two years later, they announced the publication of a joint work, ''A Dual Biography,'' on their own ...
The Story of Philosophy (Grapevine edition) The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time. 799. Lessons of History. 4,786. Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization, Volume 1. 289. Caesar and Christ: The Story of Civilization, Volume 3. The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304 - 1576 AD, The Story of Civilization, Volume 5.
Will Durant chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew. Durant’s insight and wit never cease to dazzle; The Story of Philosophy is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand the history and development of philosophical ideas in the Western world.
