Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern AgeSimon and Schuster, 23.04.2002 г. - 351 страници In the tradition of his own bestselling masterpieces The Story of Civilization and The Lessons of History, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Will Durant traces the lives and ideas of those who have helped to define civilization, from its dawn to the beginning of the modern world. Heroes of History is a book of life-enhancing wisdom and optimism, complete with Durant's wit, knowledge, and unique ability to explain events and ideas in simple, exciting terms. It is the lessons of our heritage passed on for the edification and benefit of future generations—a fitting legacy from America's most beloved historian and philosopher. Will Durant's popularity as America's favorite teacher of history and philosophy remains undiminished by time. His books are accessible to readers of every kind, and his unique ability to compress complicated ideas and events into a few pages without ever "talking down" to the reader, enhanced by his memorable wit and a razor-sharp judgment about men and their motives, made all of his books huge bestsellers. Heroes of History carries on this tradition of making scholarship and philosophy understandable to the general reader, and making them good reading, as well. At the dawn of a new millennium and the beginning of a new century, nothing could be more appropriate than this brilliant book that examines the meaning of human civilization and history and draws from the experience of the past the lessons we need to know to put the future into context and live in confidence, rather than fear and ignorance. |
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... lived forty times longer as a hunter than as a tiller of the soil in a settled life. In those 975,000 years his basic nature was formed and remains to challenge civilization every day. In that hunting stage man was eagerly and greedily ...
... lived forty times longer as a hunter than as a tiller of the soil in a settled life. In those 975,000 years his basic nature was formed and remains to challenge civilization every day. In that hunting stage man was eagerly and greedily ...
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... lived there in simplicity and honor. When the Duke of Shi sent inquiries about his health, he told his faithful pupil Tsze-loo to answer: He is simply a man who, in his eager pursuit of knowledge, forgets his food; who, in his joy (of ...
... lived there in simplicity and honor. When the Duke of Shi sent inquiries about his health, he told his faithful pupil Tsze-loo to answer: He is simply a man who, in his eager pursuit of knowledge, forgets his food; who, in his joy (of ...
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... lived in prosperity and peace. One day, says a holy tradition, he went forth from his palace into the streets, and saw an old man. Another day he went forth and saw a sick man; and on a third day he saw a dead man. “This,” he later ...
... lived in prosperity and peace. One day, says a holy tradition, he went forth from his palace into the streets, and saw an old man. Another day he went forth and saw a sick man; and on a third day he saw a dead man. “This,” he later ...
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... lived on seeds and grass. “Then I thought, what if I were to take food only in small amounts, as much as my hollowed palm would hold—juices of beans, vetches, chickpeas, and pulse. . . . My body became extremely lean. The mark of my ...
... lived on seeds and grass. “Then I thought, what if I were to take food only in small amounts, as much as my hollowed palm would hold—juices of beans, vetches, chickpeas, and pulse. . . . My body became extremely lean. The mark of my ...
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Philosophy and Poetry in the Old Testament | 55 |
The Road to Pericles | 67 |
The Golden Age of Athens | 78 |
The Human Christ | 159 |
The Growth of the Church | 170 |
The Renaissance I Around Leonardo | 184 |
The Renaissance II Rome | 214 |
The Renaissance III Venetian Sunset | 236 |
The Reformation I Wyclif and Erasmus | 245 |
The Reformation II 151755 Luther and the Communists | 267 |
The Catholic Reformation 151763 | 293 |
From Plato to Alexander | 94 |
The Roman Republic | 110 |
The Roman Revolution | 124 |
The Roman Empire 27 BCAD 180 | 141 |
Nero and Aurelius | 149 |
Shakespeare and Bacon | 306 |
Index | 331 |
About the Author | 349 |
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