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Will Durant

Born

in North Adams, Massachusetts, The United States

November 05, 1885

Died

November 07, 1981

Genre

History, Philosophy, Religion

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William James Durant was a prolific American writer, historian, and philosopher. He is best known for the 11-volume The Story of Civilization, written in collaboration with his wife Ariel and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for his book, The Story of Philosophy, written in 1926, which was considered "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy."

They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1967 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. ...more

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	The Lessons of History by Will Durant, Ariel Durant 4.05 avg rating — 20,157 ratings — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers 4.15 avg rating — 17,938 ratings — published 1926 — 269 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Oriental Heritage (The Story of Civilization, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 3,546 ratings — published 1935 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time by Will Durant, John Little (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.72 avg rating — 3,332 ratings — published 2002 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of Greece (The Story of Civilization, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 2,383 ratings — published 1939 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caesar and Christ (Story of Civilization, #3) 4.41 avg rating — 2,091 ratings — published 1944 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	درباره‌ی معنی زندگی by Will Durant, شهاب‌الدین عباسی (Translator) 3.77 avg rating — 2,432 ratings — published 1932 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Story of Civilization by Will Durant, Ariel Durant 4.43 avg rating — 1,798 ratings — published 1975 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Age of Faith (The Story of Civilization, #4) 4.38 avg rating — 1,658 ratings — published 1950 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Renaissance (The Story of Civilization, #5) 4.27 avg rating — 1,346 ratings — published 1953 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Will Durant

The Story of Civilization (11 books)
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قصة الحضارة (22 books)
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عصر الإيمان (6 books)
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الإصلاح الديني (6 books)
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علي أدهم (مراجعة ترجمة)

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Van Socrates tot Bergson (3 books)
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“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.”
― Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers

tags: knowledge, life, misattributed-to-kant, paraphrasing-herbert-spencer, science

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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.”
― Will Durant

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“Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.”
― Will Durant

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