Du tells the story of philosophy

Author: Will Durant
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: You may not know Will Durant, but you definitely know A. Bronson Alcott. Durant is a popular philosophy and history writer as famous as Alcott. You may not know Will Durant, but you definitely know the great American philosopher John Dewey. Durant was Dewey's student. Dewey was a celebrity in academic philosophy, while Durant was a "heavyweight" in popular philosophy. Will Durant, one of the rare "great writers" in human history, once presented us with the epoch-making masterpiece The Story of Civilization, which is considered comparable to Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian and Ban Gu's Book of Han. Durant presented us with this The Story of Philosophy (1926), written in vivid and concise prose. After its publication, it achieved unexpected success, making him famous in the Western world overnight. The Story of Philosophy sold over two million copies within the first twenty years after its publication, and in the following fifty-plus years, it sold several more million copies. It has been translated into multiple languages such as French, German, Japanese, Russian, and others, spreading worldwide. This is not a "complete history of philosophy" in the form of a highbrow lecture, but rather a "key to philosophy." Will Durant is an excellent guide who effortlessly leads us, those who know little or nothing about "philosophy," into the hall of philosophy.
When Westerners are troubled, God is their support; when Indians are troubled, Buddha is their support; but we, these non-religious mortals, with so much suffering, what do we rely on? We rely on philosophy—a philosophy close to our hearts.
This book is suitable for those in the leisure class who enjoy metaphysics, all college and high school students, those who have experienced heartbreak, book collectors, successful individuals, or those who have failed.