Story Of Philosophy By Will Durant [new] Official

Durant arranges the philosophers not just chronologically, but thematically, tracing the evolution of the Western mind.

Durant’s response was essentially that he would rather have a million people reading a "simplified" version of Spinoza than zero people reading the original Ethics . He wasn't trying to replace the primary texts; he was building a bridge to them. The public agreed, and the book's success allowed Durant and his wife, Ariel, to spend the next 50 years writing their Pulitzer Prize-winning series, The Story of Civilization . Final Thought: A Invitation to Think story of philosophy by will durant

Or his definition of philosophy itself: “Philosophy is the systematic pursuit of wisdom, the attempt to see things in the round.” story of philosophy by will durant