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Biography. 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.
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The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the...
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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.
The Will Durant Timeline Project is a historical research project to document the career of philosopher and historian Will Durant. The project is primarily concerned with the lecture career of Durant, which spanned four decades, and with examining the themes that emerge from the data.
The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1926. Transition: A Sentimental Story of One Mind and One Era. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1927.
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.
In Will Durant and Ariel Durant …1981, Los Angeles) were American husband-and-wife writing collaborators whose Story of Civilization, 11 vol. (1935–75), established them among the best-known writers of popular philosophy and history.
