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Will Durant (1885–1981)

Author of The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers

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The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest… (Author) 3,561 copies, 22 reviews
The Life of Greece 1,540 copies, 6 reviews
Caesar and Christ 1,473 copies, 8 reviews
Our Oriental Heritage 1,454 copies, 9 reviews
The Reformation 1,403 copies, 5 reviews
The Age of Faith 1,371 copies, 6 reviews
The Renaissance 1,349 copies, 3 reviews
The Lessons of History 1,312 copies, 25 reviews
The Age of Louis XIV 1,245 copies, 2 reviews
The Age of Voltaire 1,220 copies, 2 reviews
Rousseau and Revolution 1,209 copies, 5 reviews
The Age of Reason Begins 1,204 copies, 5 reviews
The Age of Napoleon 1,120 copies, 9 reviews
The Complete Story of Civilization 966 copies, 13 reviews
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time 317 copies, 3 reviews
The pleasures of philosophy 287 copies, 1 review
Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to… 215 copies, 3 reviews
Will & Ariel Durant: A Dual Autobiography 113 copies
Fallen Leaves: Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God 79 copies, 1 review
Interpretations of Life: A Survey of Contemporary Literature: The Lives… 70 copies
On the Meaning of Life 50 copies
Transition (Fireside Books (Holiday House)) 47 copies
The case for India 28 copies, 1 review
Philosophy and the Social Problem: The Annotated Edition 23 copies, 1 review
The Story Of Philosophy: From Plato To Voltaire And The French… 21 copies
The Story Of Philosophy: From Kant To William James And The American… 18 copies
Van Socrates tot Bergson : hoofdfiguren uit de geschiedenis van het… 14 copies
Van Socrates tot Bergson : hoofdfiguren uit de geschiedenis van het denken 12 copies
Our Oriental Heritage: Volume 1 - The Establishment of Civilization,… 12 copies
Van Socrates tot Bergson : hoofdfiguren uit de geschiedenis van het… 11 copies
Van Socrates tot Bergson : hoofdfiguren uit de geschiedenis van het… 11 copies
Storia della civiltà 11 copies
The foundations of civilization 10 copies
Great Men of Literature 10 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit XVI. Am Vorabend der Französischen… 9 copies
Der alte Orient und Indien 9 copies
Adventures in Philosophy 8 copies
In den hof der wijsbegeerte : een critische uiteenzetting van de groote… 8 copies
Adventures in Genius 8 copies
Histoire de la civilisation , 2 : notre héritage orientale ,… 7 copies
The Age Of Reason Begins Part 1 Of 2 6 copies
Store tenkere. deres liv og meninger / II 6 copies
Store tænkere 6 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit Band 15: Europa und der Osten im Zeitalter… 6 copies
Glanz und Zerfall der italienischen Renaissance 5 copies
Our Oriental Heritage, Vol. II 5 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit XVIII. Die napoleonische Ära. 5 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit. 4. Band Der Aufstieg Roms und das… 5 copies
100 best books for an education 5 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit XII. Europa im Zeitalter der Könige. 5 copies
Caesar And Christ Part 1 Of 2 5 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit XI. Europa im Dreißigjährigen Krieg. 5 copies
Our Oriental Heritage: Volume 3 - China, Japan (The Story of Civilisation… 5 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit X. Gegenreformation und Elisabethanisches… 4 copies
The Story of Philosophy: From Plato to the American Pragmatists 4 copies
Outlines of Philosophy. 4 copies
The Story of Civilization: Parts I - VIII (The Story of Civilization,… 4 copies
The Age Of Reason Begins Part 2 Of 2 4 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 4 copies
Histoire de la civilisation IV - La vie de la Grèce - Le monde Egéen -… 4 copies
Durant Kultur Geschichte der Menschheit Band 3 Das Klassische Griechenland 4 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit V. Weltreiche des Glaubens. 4 copies
Der Ferne Osten und der Aufstieg Griechenlands 4 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit XIV. Das Zeitalter Voltaires. 4 copies
Das frühe Mittelalter 3 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit VII. Das hohe Mittelalter und die… 3 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit VIIII. Das Zeitalter der Reformation. 3 copies
Histoire de la civilisation 1 notre héritage oriental 1 3 copies
HISTOIRE DE LA CIVILISATION - Tome VI - La vie de la Grèce III. Déclin… 3 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit XIII. Vom Aberglauben zur Wissenschaft. 3 copies
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit XVII. Die Französische Revolution und der… 3 copies
Philosophy and the Social Problem 3 copies
The story of Aristotle's philosophy 3 copies
The Tragedy of Russia, Impressions from a Brief Visit 2 copies
The Age Of Napoleon Part 3 Of 3 2 copies
قصة الفلسفة 2 copies
Histoire de la civilisation - Tome 18 La Réforme. II. La révolution… 2 copies
The Works of Schopenhauer 2 copies
Los Heroes De La Historia/ Heroes of History: Una breve historia de la… 2 copies
Nietzsche: Who He Was and What He Stood For, (Little Blue Book No. 19) 2 copies
El renacimiento Tomo I y II 2 copies
The Story of Philosophy, Pt. 2: The Lives & Opinions of the Greater… 2 copies
The Life Of Greece Part 2 Of 2 2 copies
Die napoleonische Ära 2 copies
HISTOIRE DE LA CIVILISATION - Tome VII - César et Le Christ 6 Rome les… 2 copies
The Renaissance Part 2 Of 2 2 copies
The Renaissance VOL 1 Prelude, The Florentine Renaissance, Italian Pageant… 2 copies
Store tenkere - deres liv og meninger, bind I 2 copies
Die Glaubensbekenntnisse kämpfen um die Macht : Niederlande, Nordeuropa,… 2 copies
Caesar And Christ Part 2 Of 2 2 copies
Livro de Ouro dos Heróis da História, O 2 copies
The Reformation Part 1 Of 3 2 copies
The Life Of Greece Part 1 Of 2 2 copies
A Guide to Plato (Little Blue Book No. 159) 2 copies
Ajaloo suurkujud : tsivilisatsiooni l hike ajalugu antiikajast kuni uusaja… 2 copies
HISTOIRE DE LA CIVILISATION - Tome V, La vie de la Grèce - L'age d'or 2 copies
The Renaissance VOL 3 The debacle, finale (The Story of civilization… 2 copies
The Renaissance VOL 2 Italian Pageant, The Roman Renaissance (The Story of… 2 copies
Histoire De La Civilisation, La Réforme I, De Wiclef À… 2 copies
Filosofia da Vida 2 copies
Lood filosoofia ajaloost. Bacon ja Spinoza / II, Filosoofia… 1 copy
قصة الحضارة: الشرق الأدنى 1 copy, 1 review
islam medeniyeti 1 copy
Lood filosoofia ajaloost. IV-V 1 copy
Filosofía, Cultura y Vida vol 1 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation, César et le christ. tome 7 : Rome, les… 1 copy
Nossa Herança Clássica - A História da Civilização II 1 copy
The Renaissance, Vol. 6 -- The Story of Civilization 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation. II. Notre héritage oriental II. La… 1 copy
L'âge d'or 1 copy
Verdens kulturhistorie, bind 1-32 1 copy
Cesare e Cristo da Plauto ai Vangeli. 3-6-1 1 copy
The Age of Faith, Vol. 3: The Climax of Christianity (The Story of… 1 copy
Biblioteca della Storia della Civiltà 12 volumi 3-6-1,2 1 copy
Filosofi - Le opere 7-11-1 1 copy
La civilización del Extremo Oriente. Traducción de C. A.… 1 copy
Filosofi 7-11-1 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation V. - L'âge d'or 1 copy
L'epoca d'oro della civiltà greca (saggio) 3-5-1 1 copy
Filosofía, cultura y vida 1 copy
Filisofía, Cultura y Vida vol 2 1 copy
Storia della civiltà 26 tomi 3-5-1,2,3 1 copy
De stora filosoferna : deras liv och deras lära 1 copy
L'epoca della fede da S. Agostino al Talmud. 3-6-1 1 copy
The Story of Friars Green Church 1 copy
The Philosophy of Immanuel Kant 1 copy
The works of Schopenhauer, abridged, edited by Will Durant, PH. D. With an… 1 copy
[The Story of Philosophy (Touchstone Books (Paperback))] [Author: Durant,… 1 copy
Notre héritage oriental - Histoire de la civilisation T1 / 1966 /… 1 copy
LAS IDEAS Y LAS MENTES MAS GRANDES DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS 1 copy
Grikkland hid forna 1 copy
OS GRANDES FILOSÓFOS-ARISTÓTELES 1 copy
Das Zeitalter Ludwigs XIV. Eine Geschichte der europäischen Kultur zur… 1 copy
Das Zeitalter Voltaires. Eine Kulturgeschichte Mittel- und Westeuropas von… 1 copy
Vom Aberglauben zur Wissenschaft (Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit, Band… 1 copy
Die Französische Revolution und der Aufstieg Napoleons 1 copy
La civilización de la India 1 copy
História da Civiização I - Nossa Herança Oriental 1 copy
L'epoca d'oro della civiltà greca 1 copy
Historia de la filosofía 1 copy
Filosofía, cultura y vida 1 copy, 1 review
Das Zeitalter Voltaires (Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit Band 14) 1 copy
Mendjet dhe idetë më të mëdha të të gjithë kohëve 1 copy, 1 review
Das Zeitalter der Vernunft hebt an. Eine Geschichte der europäischen… 1 copy
OS GRANDES FILOSÓFOS -PLATÃO 1 copy
Histoire De La Civilisation - Volume 17 - La Reforme Tome 1 De Wiclef a… 1 copy
Das Zeitalter des Glaubens. Eine Kulturgeschichte des christlichen,… 1 copy
[No title] 1 copy
The age of Louis XIV - the story of civilization - Vol 9 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation Tome II La Judée La Perse L'Inde 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation I Lers origines : La Sumérie - L'Égypte - La… 1 copy
Lood filosoofia ajaloost 1 copy
Das Leben Griechenlands. Eine Kulturgeschichte Griechenlands (von den… 1 copy
CIVILTÀ LONTANE L'ESTREMO ORIENTE DALLE ORIGINI AL NOVECENTO 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation t. V la vie de la grece t. II 1 copy
The Philosophy of Herbert Spencer 1 copy
L'epoca d'oro della civiltà araba 1 copy
Das Zeitalter der Reformation. Eine Geschichte der europäischen Kultur… 1 copy
Die Renaissance. Eine Kulturgeschichte Italiens 1304 - 1576 1 copy
قصة الحضارة: نشأة الحضارة 1 copy
Das Vermächtnis des Ostens. Ägypten und der vordere Orient bis zum Tode… 1 copy
Vies et doctrines des philisophes 1 copy
The Renaissance Part 1 Of 2 1 copy
L' epoca della fede. To. 2, Arabi ed ebrei 1 copy
A guide to Spinoza (Little blue book) 1 copy
Histoire de la Civilisation, L'Age D'Or 1 copy
La Grecia: Da Socrate all'Ellenismo 1 copy
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit. Das Zeitalter der Vernunft hebt an I.… 1 copy
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit, 27. Das Zeitalter Voltaires. Frankreich -… 1 copy
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 31 : Rousseau und die Französische… 1 copy
OBRAS FILOSOFICAS V 1 copy
Histoire de civilisation, VIII, Rome - Le Principat 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation - Tome 13 L'age de la foi 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation - Tome 11 - L'âge de la foi 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation - tome 19 - La réforme 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation - Tome 10 l'age de la foi 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation. Tome 12 - L'âge de la foi 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation IX, L'empire. La jeunesse du christianisme 1 copy
The Story of Civilization Complete eight volume set 1 copy
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit, 32 : Rousseau und die Französische… 1 copy
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 29 : Rousseau und die Französische… 1 copy
Der Vormarsch des Wissens. Der Angriff auf das Christentum,… 1 copy
The story of civilization, v. 3, 5, 6 1 copy
The Greek Historians: Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Arrian 1 copy
Romaveldi - Vol II 1 copy
Romaveldi - Vol I 1 copy
Over 50 Years In The Making: The Story Of Civilization 1 copy
Tarihten Alınacak Dersler 1 copy
The Story of Civilization - The Decline and Fall of Greek Freedom, The… 1 copy
The Story of Civilization:The Age of Faith 4 - The Climax of Christianity… 1 copy
The story of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy (Little blue book No. 19) 1 copy
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit, 26. Das Zeitalter Voltaires. Frankreich:… 1 copy
World History (multi-volume) 1 copy
Das Vermächtnis des Ostens, Geschichte der asiatischen Kulturen; Bd. 1 -… 1 copy
THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION: THE AGE OF VOLTAIRE 3: THE ADVANCEMENT OF… 1 copy
A program for America. 1 copy
The Story of Civilization: The Age of Reason Begins Vol.3 - The Faiths… 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation - Tomes 20 à 22 1 copy
HISTOIRE DE LA CIVILISATION - Tome XXXI - Rousseau et la révolution - Le… 1 copy
Felsefenin yks 1 copy
An Invitation to Philosophy: Essays and Talks on the Love of Wisdom 1 copy
HISTOIRE DE LA CIVILISATION- Tome XXXII ROUSSEAU ET LA RÉVOLUTION -… 1 copy
HISTOIRE DE LA CIVILISATION - Tome XXIX - Rousseau et la révolution -… 1 copy
La edad de la fe, TOMO I. (Traducción de C. A. Jordana) 1 copy
La edad de la fe, TOMO III 1 copy
HISTOIRE DE LA CIVILISATION - Tome XXX - Rousseau et la révolution - Le… 1 copy
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit (25 von 32 Bdn.) 1 copy
Lood filosoofia ajaloost. Sokrates, Platon, Aristoteles / I, Vana-Kreeka 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation - 15 - La Renaissance - Splendeurs italiennes… 1 copy
The golden age 1 copy
The story of civilization. a history of European civilization from… 1 copy
Kulturgeschichte Der Menschheit Band 1-25, 29, 30, 32 (Band 1-25, 29, 30,… 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation - l'âge de la foi - la civilisation… 1 copy
La edad de la fe. Tomo II 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation VII, Rome - Les origines - La République 1 copy
La era de la fe Tomo I, II y III 1 copy
Story of Philosophy Part II, The 1 copy
ˆ[5].2: ‰Pellegrinaggio attraverso l'Italia: Il rinascimento a Roma 1 copy, 1 review
The Story of Civilization:The Age of Faith 2 - Judaic Civilization The… 1 copy
THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION: THE AGE OF VOLTAIRE 1: France - The Regency… 1 copy
Gli eroi del pensiero 1 copy
Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit, 28. Das Zeitalter Voltaires III. Der… 1 copy
The Story of Civilization - Vol.s I-VI 1 copy
The Story of Civilization - Vol.s VII-XI 1 copy
The Story of Civilization: Ceasar and Christ 2 - The Principate 1 copy
The Story of Civilization: Ceasar and Christ 3 - The Empire The Youth of… 1 copy
Durant's Verdens kulturhistorie 1 copy
Socialism and anarchism, 1 copy
THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION: THE AGE OF LOUIS XIV 2: ENGLAND, THE PERIPHERY. 1 copy
Age Of Louis Xiv Part 1 Of 2 1 copy
Histoire de la civilisation - prélude à l'ère… 1 copy
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Durant, William James
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Date of birth
1885-11-05
Date of death
1981-11-07
Burial location
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Place of death
Los Angeles, California, USA
Cause of death
Places of residence
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA (birth)
Education
Saint Peter's College (1907)
Cambridge University (1917)
Occupations
historian
writer
author
librarian
Relationships
Durant, Ariel (wife)
Organizations
American Academy of Arts and Letters ( [1959])
Ferrer Modern School
Awards and honors
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977)
Pulitzer Prize (literature ∙ 1967)
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