Will Durant’s The Story of Philosophy, originally published in 1926, has sold millions of copies and it launched publishing giant Simon & Schuster. It has probably introduced more Americans to philosophy than any other book. Continue reading Introduction to Will Durant’s, The Story of Philosophy →

( Note. Readers of this blog know that Will Durant is one of my intellectual heroes.)

William James Durant (1885 – 1981) was an American writer, historian, and philosopher. He is best known for The Story of Civilization, 11 volumes written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and published between 1935 and 1975. Continue reading Will Durant: The Value of Philosophy →

In his book On the Meaning of Life (1932) Will Durant argued that we cannot answer the question of the meaning of life in any absolute sense Continue reading Will Durant on the Meaning of Life (A Second Look) →