Will Durant
William James Durant (; 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 published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for ''The Story of Philosophy'' (1926), described as "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy".Durant conceived of philosophy as total perspective or seeing things ''sub specie totius'' (i.e., "from the perspective of the whole")—a phrase inspired by Spinoza's ''sub specie aeternitatis'', roughly meaning "from the perspective of the eternal". He sought to unify and humanize the great body of historical knowledge, which had grown voluminous and become fragmented into esoteric specialties, and to vitalize it for contemporary application. As a result of their success, he and his wife were jointly awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Provided by Wikipedia
Showing 1 - 20 results of 43 for search 'Durant, Will.', query time: 0.02s
Refine Results
-
1
-
2
The Story of philosophy / by Durant,Will
Published 1938Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
3
The life of Greece : being history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and..... / by Durant, Will
Published 1966Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
4
The life of Greece : being history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and..... / by Durant, Will
Published 1966Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
5
Caesar and Christ : a history of Roman civilization and of Christianity from their beginnings to A.D 325 / by Durant, Will
Published 1944Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
6
Our oriental heritage : being history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and..... / by Durant, Will
Published 1963Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
7
The age of faith : a history of medieval civilization-Christian, Islam, and Judaic-from Constantine to Dante: A.D. 325-1300 / by Durant, Will
Published 1950Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
8
The renaissance : a histiry of civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 / by Durant, Will
Published 1953Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
9
Reformation : a history of Europea civilization from Wyclif to Calvin: 1300-1564 / by Durant, Will
Published 1957Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
10
The age of Voltaire : The history of civilization in western Europe / by Durant, Will
Published 1965Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
11
The life of Greece : being history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and..... / by Durant, Will
Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
12
The life of Greece : being history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and..... / by Durant, Will
Published 1966Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
13
The life of Greece : being history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and..... / by Durant, Will
Published 1966Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
14
Caesar and Christ : a history of Roman civilization and of Christianity from their beginnings to A.D 325 / by Durant, Will
Published 1944Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
15
Our oriental heritage : being history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and..... / by Durant, Will
Published 1963Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
16
The renaissance : a histiry of civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 / by Durant, Will
Published 1953Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
17
Reformation : a history of Europea civilization from Wyclif to Calvin: 1300-1564 / by Durant, Will
Published 1957Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
18
The age of Voltaire : The history of civilization in western Europe / by Durant, Will
Published 1965Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
19
The life of Greece : being history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and..... / by Durant, Will
Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
20
Caesar and Christ : by Durant, Will
Published 1944Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading…
Search Tools:
Related Subjects
History
Civilization
Civilizaton
Organizational change
1789-1815
Academic writing
Armed Forces
Authorship
Barns
Criticism
Criticism--Authorship
Cvilization
Dissertations, Academic
Dissertations, Academic--Authorship
English language
Environmental aspects
Environmental policy
Environmental responsibility
Essay
Europe, Covilization
European
Government policy
Historic buildings
History and criticism
Jungian psychology
Literature
Literature--Theory, etc
Management science
Military bases
Military privileges and immunities