The lens-grinder who found God in the laws of nature. Voltaire: The witty crusader against superstition. Nietzsche: The lonely prophet of the "Superman."
He avoided the "jargon-itis" that plagues modern academia. He wrote for the person who wanted to understand the world but didn't have a PhD in linguistics. The Critics vs. The Public story of philosophy by will durant
If you’ve ever felt intimidated by the "Great Books," Will Durant is the perfect guide to hold the lantern while you walk through the woods of human thought. The lens-grinder who found God in the laws of nature
The year was 1926. The world was sandwiched between a devastating Great War and a looming economic collapse. In this climate, a young teacher named Will Durant published a book that many critics thought was a fool’s errand: a 500-page volume attempting to summarize the history of Western thought. He wrote for the person who wanted to
The Story of Philosophy remains one of the best-selling philosophy books of all time for one reason: it treats the reader as a peer. It assumes you are curious, capable, and looking for meaning.