About Will Durant
William James Durant (1885 – 1981) was a prolific American writer, historian, and philosopher. He is best known for
The Story of Civilization,
eleven volumes written in collaboration with his wife Ariel Durant. He was earlier noted for
The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers, written in 1926, which one observer described as "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy." Dr. Durant’s other works include
Fallen Leaves: Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God,
On the Meaning of Life,
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time,
The Lessons of History, and
The Heroes of History.