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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Published 1930New York : Dodballaput, Mysore State, India : Simon and Schuster ; Distributed in India by Taluk Congress Committee, 1930.xi, 219, [2] p. : ill. ; 18 cm. -
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Published 1939N.Y., Simon and Schuster, 1939.755 p. photos., maps on end papers. 25 cm. -
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Published 1942Ḥaidarābād : Jāmiʻah ʻUs̲māniyah, 1942.ii, 674 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. -
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Published 1950[Cairo] : Lajnat al-Taʼlīf wa-al-Tarjamah wa-al-Nashr, [1950-v. illus. 25 cm. -
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Published 1939New York : Simon and Schuster, 1939.xviii, 755 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. -
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Published 1942Ḥaidarābād : Jāmiʻah ʻUs̲māniyah, 1942.1 online resource (ii, 674 p.) : ill.Center for Research Libraries
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9by Bhaṭṭa, Candrabhāī Kā. (Candrabhāī Kāḷīdāsa), 1904-1988
Published 1938Amadāvāda : Bhāratī Prakāśana Mandira, 1995 [1938]vii, 355 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.Other Authors: “...Durant, Will, 1885-...”
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10by Phadke, Narayan Sitaram
Published 1943Mumbaī : Rāmakrshṇa Buka Ḍepo, 1943.iv, 92 p. ; 18 cm.Other Authors: “...Durant, Will, 1885- ...”