Will Durant





Will Durant

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born
in North Adams, Massachusetts, The United States
November 05, 1885

died
November 07, 1981

gender
male

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About this author

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.


Average rating: 4.11 · 10,461 ratings · 765 reviews · 112 distinct works · Similar authors
The Story of Philosophy
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 4,106 ratings — published 1926 — 54 editions
Story of Civilization
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4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 754 ratings8 editions
Our Oriental Heritage
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 610 ratings — published 1935 — 15 editions
The Lessons of History
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 1968 — 14 editions
Caesar and Christ (Story of...
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 441 ratings — published 1944 — 13 editions
The Life of Greece
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 435 ratings — published 1939 — 17 editions
The Age of Faith (Story of ...
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 383 ratings — published 1950 — 16 editions
The Reformation
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 1957 — 14 editions
لذات فلسفه
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 1953 — 5 editions
Rousseau and Revolution
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 1967 — 11 editions
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