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William James Durant (November 5, 1885–November 7, 1981) was
an American philosopher, historian, and writer. He is best known for his
authorship and co-authorship with his wife Ariel Durant of The Story of
Civilization.
Durant was born in North Adams, Massachusetts of French-Canadian parents Joseph Durant and Mary Allard, who had been part of the Quebec emigration to the United States. He fought for equal wages, women's suffrage and fairer working conditions for the American labor force. Durant not only wrote on many topics but also put his ideas into effect. Durant, it has been said widely, attempted to bring philosophy to the common man. He authored The Story of Philosophy, The Mansions of Philosophy, and, with the help of his wife, Ariel, wrote The Story of Civilization. He also wrote magazine articles. (more)
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“These church steeples, everywhere pointing upward, ignoring despair and lifting hope, these lofty city spires, or simple chapels in the hills -- they rise at every step from the earth toward the sky; in every village of every nation they challenge doubt and invite weary hearts to consolation. Is it all a vain delusion? Is there nothing beyond life but death, and nothing beyond death but decay? We cannot know. But as long as man suffers, these steeples will remain”.
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of Mankind
Will Durant: 1885-1981
by TIME Magazine
What
(If Anything) to Expect from Today's Philosophers
There is an old saying that philosophy bakes no bread. It is perhaps equally
true that no bread would ever have been baked without philosophy. For
the act of baking implies a decision on the philosophical issue of whether
life is worthwhile at all. Bakers may not have often asked themselves
the question in so many words. But philosophy traditionally has been nothing
less than the attempt to ask and answer, in a formal and disciplined way,
the great questions of life that ordinary men might put to themselves
in reflective moments.
by TIME Magazine
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