The Lessons of History is a book by historians Will Durant and Ariel Durant.
In The Lessons of History the authors provided a summary of periods and trends in history they had noted upon completion of their momentous eleven volume The Story of Civilization. Will Durant stated that he and Ariel "made note of events and comments that might illuminate present affairs, future proba...
The Lessons of History is a book by historians Will Durant and Ariel Durant.
In The Lessons of History the authors provided a summary of periods and trends in history they had noted upon completion of their momentous eleven volume The Story of Civilization. Will Durant stated that he and Ariel "made note of events and comments that might illuminate present affairs, future probabilities, the nature of man, and the conduct of states."
The book thus presents an overview of the themes and lessons observed from 5000 years of world history examined from 13 perspectives such as geography, biology, race, character, morals, religion, economics, socialism, government, war, growth and decay and progress.
William James Durant (November 5, 1875 – November 7, 1981) was a prolific 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. He was earlier noted for The Story of Philosophy, written in 1926, which one observer described as "a groundbreak...
William James Durant (November 5, 1875 – November 7, 1981) was a prolific 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. He was earlier noted for The Story of Philosophy, written in 1926, which one observer described as "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy."[1]
He conceived of philosophy as total perspective, or, seeing things "sub specie totius," a phrase derived from Spinoza's "sub specie aeternitatis."[2] He sought to unify and humanize the great body of historical knowledge, which had grown too voluminous and become fragmented into esoteric specialties, and to vitalize it for contemporary application.[3] Durant was a gifted prose stylist and storyteller who won a large readership in great part because of the nature and excellence of his writing, which, in contrast to formal academic language, is lively, witty, ornate and often epigrammatic.
Will and Ariel Durant were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1968 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.
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I. Hesitations
II. History and the Earth
III. Biology and History
IV. Race and History
V. Character and History
VI. Morals and History
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I. Hesitations
II. History and the Earth
III. Biology and History
IV. Race and History
V. Character and History
VI. Morals and History
VII. Religion and History
VIII. Economics and History
XI. Socialism and History
X. Government and History
XI. History and War
XII. Growth and Decay
XIII. Is Progress Real?
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极度浓缩，语言非常优雅，值得重读。| 最后两章很精彩，Durant定义"progress of history" 为"the increasing control of the environment by life"，一个很有想头的定义。| 有一点不舒服来自作者逻辑里的极度utilitarianism。
Audible. 在往返波士顿的飞机上听完的。与作者夫妇对谈的部分相当有趣。历史的作者也活在历史之中，有属于那个时代的教养和洞见，也有属于那个时代的局限。他谈到idea的力量（再强大的枪炮也始于ideas)，对于宗教有纯功利主义的认识，谈到人类绝大部分的时间都处在战争之中，主宰一个时期的大国如何避免在战争中陨落，跳出历史的周期，是一个永恒的命题。作为一个有socialist倾向的学者，他在访谈中提...Audible. 在往返波士顿的飞机上听完的。与作者夫妇对谈的部分相当有趣。历史的作者也活在历史之中，有属于那个时代的教养和洞见，也有属于那个时代的局限。他谈到idea的力量（再强大的枪炮也始于ideas)，对于宗教有纯功利主义的认识，谈到人类绝大部分的时间都处在战争之中，主宰一个时期的大国如何避免在战争中陨落，跳出历史的周期，是一个永恒的命题。作为一个有socialist倾向的学者，他在访谈中提到过剩的秩序下人们仍能拥有秩序，而过剩的自由下世界只会趋于混乱。//新英格兰的冬天仍然致郁，但似乎也让人格外愿意思考大而不当的问题。To be continued.(展开)
英文原版文采飞扬，堪称散文写作的典范。观点偏向保守主义，但保守没什么不好的。”…It is also good that new ideas should be compelled to go through the mill of objection, opposition and contumely; this is the trial heat which innovations must ...英文原版文采飞扬，堪称散文写作的典范。观点偏向保守主义，但保守没什么不好的。”…It is also good that new ideas should be compelled to go through the mill of objection, opposition and contumely; this is the trial heat which innovations must survive before being allowed to enter the human race.”(展开)
So the first biological lesson of history is that life is competition. Competition is not only the life of trade, it is the trade of life—peaceful when food abounds, violent when the mouths outrun the...So the first biological lesson of history is that life is competition. Competition is not only the life of trade, it is the trade of life—peaceful when food abounds, violent when the mouths outrun the food. Animals eat one another without qualm; civilized men consume one another by due process of law.(展开)
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0 有用 灿灿 2020-01-19 00:13:30
分12个话题梳理哲学家、政治家、历史学家对相应问题的看法，也有作者们对这些观点、议题的评述。最后一章讲了展望。比较像文献综述，读起来蛮有意思。内容打四星，语言太太太太太加分了，优美有力，有时又幽默俏皮。喜欢。
1 有用 fugue 2016-04-28 16:26:54
极度浓缩，语言非常优雅，值得重读。| 最后两章很精彩，Durant定义"progress of history" 为"the increasing control of the environment by life"，一个很有想头的定义。| 有一点不舒服来自作者逻辑里的极度utilitarianism。
0 有用 苏芒 2021-11-21 22:52:55
Audible. 在往返波士顿的飞机上听完的。与作者夫妇对谈的部分相当有趣。历史的作者也活在历史之中，有属于那个时代的教养和洞见，也有属于那个时代的局限。他谈到idea的力量（再强大的枪炮也始于ideas)，对于宗教有纯功利主义的认识，谈到人类绝大部分的时间都处在战争之中，主宰一个时期的大国如何避免在战争中陨落，跳出历史的周期，是一个永恒的命题。作为一个有socialist倾向的学者，他在访谈中提... Audible. 在往返波士顿的飞机上听完的。与作者夫妇对谈的部分相当有趣。历史的作者也活在历史之中，有属于那个时代的教养和洞见，也有属于那个时代的局限。他谈到idea的力量（再强大的枪炮也始于ideas)，对于宗教有纯功利主义的认识，谈到人类绝大部分的时间都处在战争之中，主宰一个时期的大国如何避免在战争中陨落，跳出历史的周期，是一个永恒的命题。作为一个有socialist倾向的学者，他在访谈中提到过剩的秩序下人们仍能拥有秩序，而过剩的自由下世界只会趋于混乱。//新英格兰的冬天仍然致郁，但似乎也让人格外愿意思考大而不当的问题。To be continued. (展开)
0 有用 Airmaker 2022-04-04 22:55:46
非常不错的历史学书籍 作者从地理环境、生物、种族等多个方面讲了讲对历史的思考，观点言简意赅同时简洁的引用了很多例证。最后一部分很燃
0 有用 wildsheepchase 2020-09-22 12:46:27
语言不错
0 有用 风车 2024-03-28 00:25:28 上海
读出了英文版史记/古文观止的感觉
0 有用 武当派掌门 2024-03-10 09:38:01 广东
英文原版文采飞扬，堪称散文写作的典范。观点偏向保守主义，但保守没什么不好的。”…It is also good that new ideas should be compelled to go through the mill of objection, opposition and contumely; this is the trial heat which innovations must ... 英文原版文采飞扬，堪称散文写作的典范。观点偏向保守主义，但保守没什么不好的。”…It is also good that new ideas should be compelled to go through the mill of objection, opposition and contumely; this is the trial heat which innovations must survive before being allowed to enter the human race.” (展开)
0 有用 Mollymoss 2024-02-09 00:22:07 北京
用这么简单的语言、这么少的字数谈这么大的命题，太了不起了。原文不难读的，放弃那个垃圾中译本吧。“历史与战争”那一章的结尾胸襟极为博大，令人动容，无论是中英文版读来内心都很震动。ps. 作者真的好讨厌现代艺术啊，能diss的地方都要diss几句。
0 有用 小王的世界 2024-01-08 23:40:11 浙江
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0 有用 无声深处 2023-11-09 15:19:52 北京
So the first biological lesson of history is that life is competition. Competition is not only the life of trade, it is the trade of life—peaceful when food abounds, violent when the mouths outrun the... So the first biological lesson of history is that life is competition. Competition is not only the life of trade, it is the trade of life—peaceful when food abounds, violent when the mouths outrun the food. Animals eat one another without qualm; civilized men consume one another by due process of law. (展开)