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
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 32 : Rousseau und die Französische Revolution, 4, Johnsons England, 2
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 31 : Rousseau und die Französische Revolution, 3, Johnsons England, 1
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 23 : Das Jahrhundert von Ludwig XIV, 1
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 22 : Das Zeitalter der Vernunft hebt an, 3, Die Glaubensbekenntnisse kämpfen um die Macht
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 27 : Das Zeitalter Voltaires, 2
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 25 : Das Jahrhundert von Ludwig XIV, 3
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 30 : Rousseau und die Französische Revolution, 2
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 26 : Das Zeitalter Voltaires, 1
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 24 : Das Jahrhundert von Ludwig XIV, 2
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 20 : Das Zeitalter der Vernunft hebt an, 1
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 28 : Das Zeitalter Voltaires, 3
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 21 : Das Zeitalter der Vernunft hebt an, 2, Die Glaubensbekenntnisse kämpfen um die Macht
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Other Authors:
“...Durant, Will 1885-1981...”
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Published: 1982
Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 10
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Published: 1981
Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 8
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Published: 1982
Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 9
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 12
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Superior document: Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit 11