The Story of Civilization, Volume 9: The Age of Voltaire book pdf download

Author: Will Durant

About the Author: William James Durant was a prolific American writer, historian, and philosopher. He is best known for the 11-volume The Story of Civilization, written in collaboration with his wife Ariel and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for his book, The Story of Philosophy, written in 1926, which was considered “a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy.” They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1967 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.

The Story of Civilization, Volume 9: The Age of Voltaire book pdf download By Will Durant

s/t: A history of civilization in western europe from 1715 to 1756, with special emphasis on the conflict between religion & philosophy Volume 9 in THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION, THE AGE OF VOLTAIRE, is the biography of a great man as well as the story of ideas & events that culminated in the French Revolution. But the revolution turned inward & set the stage for Napoleon, a disaster for Europe in general & for the French in particular. Of notable interest to the general reader is the Durants’ conclusion that it was English ideas of skepticism, scientific experiment, “natural rights”, constitutional government & individual liberty that started the French on their road to ruin.

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