Will Durant

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born

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

died

November 07, 1981

gender

male

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.

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Books by Will Durant

Average rating: 4.06 · 6,359 ratings · 568 reviews · 51 distinct works

	The Story of Philosophy 4.02 avg rating — 2,389 ratings — published 1926 — 47 editions	My rating:
	Story of Civilization by Will Durant, Ariel Durant 4.32 avg rating — 520 ratings — published 1935 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Our Oriental Heritage 4.13 avg rating — 398 ratings — 14 editions	My rating:
	The Lessons of History by Will Durant, Ariel Durant 4.13 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 1968 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Caesar and Christ 4.14 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 1944 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The Life of Greece by Will Durant, Ariel Durant 4.17 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 1939 — 14 editions	My rating:
	لذات فلسفه by Will Durant, عباس زریاب خوئی (Translator) 3.82 avg rating — 267 ratings — published 1953 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Age of Faith 4.13 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 1950 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Reformation 4.10 avg rating — 192 ratings — 12 editions	My rating:
	Rousseau and Revolution by Will Durant, Ariel Durant 3.97 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 1370 — 11 editions	My rating:

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Series by Will Durant

The Story of Civilization (11 books)
by Will Durant, Ariel Durant

4.14 avg rating — 2,953 ratings

قصة الحضارة (1 book)
by Will Durant, Ariel Durant

4.32 avg rating — 520 ratings

Quotes by Will Durant

“Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.”
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“Tolerance grows only when faith loses certainty; certainty is murderous.”
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“To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. . . let us be above such transparent egotism.
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