Durant on Spinoza

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6 responses to “Durant on Spinoza”

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   Erik Andrulis

   July 25, 2013

   Hi Daniela, Thanks for the shoutout!

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      Daniela

      July 25, 2013

      Hey! I love Will Durant. I read a few of his volumes from The Story of Civilization and found them very accessible.

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   Erik Andrulis

   July 25, 2013

   I never got up the courage to read all the volumes. I read his “The Story of Philosophy,” as you can tell, and loved it. To supplement my desire for learning about history and civilization, I read Spengler’s “The Decline of the West,” Toynbee’s “A Study of History” (both volumes), Kenneth Clark’s “Civilisation,” and Jacob Bronowski’s “The Ascent of Man.” The last two I found especially good, since they were packed with imagery.

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      Daniela

      July 25, 2013

      I read Our Oriental Heritage and Caesar and Christ. I’ll have to pick up The Story of Philosophy and will look into Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation. I find history and philosophy interesting, but so many of the books on the subject are so tedious, scholarly and dry it’s hard to get through them.

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         Erik Andrulis

         July 25, 2013

         Oh, then don’t read Toynbee. He was as dry as a neat martini. Ack!

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         Daniela

         July 25, 2013

         Thanks for the heads up. My hat off to you for having gotten through two volumes.

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