Will Durant---The Greatest Minds And Ideas of All Time

Will Durant---The Greatest Minds And Ideas of All Time
Embark on a remarkable intellectual journey through the annals of human history with the esteemed historian and author, Will Durant, as your guide. In this enlightening video, Durant delves into the lives and ideas of the greatest minds and thinkers who have shaped the course of civilization with their profound contributions.
🧠 Explore Durant's insightful commentary as he navigates the following key aspects:
The significance of exploring the intellectual giants and their transformative ideas
In-depth profiles and discussions of influential thinkers, from ancient Greece to the modern era
The impact of their ideas on philosophy, science, literature, and culture
The enduring relevance of these intellectual luminaries in today's world
The interconnectedness of ideas and the evolution of human thought over centuries
An invitation to engage with the timeless wisdom and thought-provoking concepts of these extraordinary minds.

[@thomasd2444]

0:00:00 - 0:00:30 - 0:01:00 - 0:01:30 - 0:02:00 - 0:02:30 - 0:03:00 - 0:03:30 - 0:04:00 - 0:04:30 - 0:05:00 - 0:05:30 - 0:06:00 - 0:06:30 - 0:06:44 - CH 1. A Shameless Worship of Heros 0:11:58 - CH 2. The TEN Greatest Thinkers 0:15:00 - 0:16:32 - The Criteria : Enduring Influence 0:17:10 - How define a Thinker ? 0:18:43 - No. 1. Confucius 551 - 479 B.C. 0:20:00 - 0:21:58 - No. 2. Plato 429 - 347 B.C. 0:24:17 - Socrates 469 - 399 B.C. 0:27:23 - No. 3. Aristotle 348 - 322 B.C. 0:25:00 - 0:30:00 - 0:30:28 - No. 4. Saint Thomas Aquinas 1225 - 1274 C.E. __________ Titus Lucretius Carus 94 - 55 B.C. __________ Epicurus 341 - 271 B.C. __________ Lucius Annaeus Seneca (The Younger) __________ Epictetus 55 - 135 C.E. __________ Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus 0:32:30 - Saint Thomas Aquinas 0:33:28 - Some hearts will break at this selection ____________ Names like Spinoza or Nietzsche 0:34:03 - No. 5. Nicolaus Copernicus 1473 - 1543 C.E. 0:35:00 - 0:36:39 - No. 6. Francis Bacon 1561 - 1626 C.E. _____________ Baron Verulam & Viscount St. Albans 0:40:00 - No. 7. Sir Issac Newton 0:43:07 - No. 8. Voltaire Fancois-Marie Arouet 0:45:00 - 0:47:15 - No. 9. Immanuel Kant 1724 - 1804 0:48:28 - 0:49:00 - 0:50:01 - No. 10. Charles Darwin 1809 - 1882 0:50:32 - 1859 0:51:07 - Nature became Natural Selection 0:51:53 - This was Evolution . . . Nature . . . Reality 0:51:59 - 0:51:24 - 0:52:16 - The Human Race 0:52:31 - Man was not imortal 0:52:52 - For a generation "the conflict between Rel. & Sci" 0:53:00 - 0:53:13 - Apologies : There are our 10 thinkers 0:54:09 - No list could exhaust the treasure of 0:54:15 - Let us have many lists and many heroes 0:54:22 - 0:54:25 - These are the names that should adorn our calendars __________ With those who gave new beauty to the world __________ or counseled it to a gentler humanity 0:54:32 - CH. 3. The 10 Greatest Poets

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[@jeremyreagan9085]

Durant was a kind and compassionate author he never heaps coals of scorn on religious or philosophical topics and seems them as a whole in a sense. I admire philosophers who are like children in that they see the world in curiosity and did assume their time to learn ever stopped but, kept going throughout their lives. Durant was like this and I think that is what a philosopher should be! I love his writings and recommend them to everyone!

[@saliksayyar9793]

Also Ariel, both died very close to each other. A life long partnership

[@azeemmirza8545]

true words indeed

[@SVladZ]

If not for the works of the Durant's there'd be a big void in my life. Timeless, sublime and a delight for the mind.

[@rickgruffman7132]

He turns a great phrase.

[@rizzamaeong]

Will Durant is the smartest. "let us change the icons and light the candles again with our shameless worship of idols." "they hold the torch a little farther ahead." "civilization is moved forward by the few." "the common majority follows the minority." this book is a masterpiece.

[@sublimejourney3384]

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

Hey, it is always the few that move civilization forward almost abasing its will... and they themselves rip none of the benefits of it all. [except in small recognition after death]

[@rizzamaeong]

@@ggrthemostgodless8713 the benefit is the change they create after their death. the benefit is in the doing. for genius without credits will still be genius. it does not need praise. reminds me of Tesla. 😊

[@70galaxie]

wife was something great also

[@Zombarakh]

I'm a horrifically slow reader, so listening to this audio really helps.

[@thewren01]

It rlelay hples me aslo. Aznigmg how yuor barin fcnuoitns. Ltear 🤔

[@BobHooker]

speed up the audio

[@WJack97224]

I have all 11 Volumes of the Durant efforts and yet have only read a few pages. This audio really helps. Thanks again to Rocky C for posting.

[@YawehthedragondogofEL]

Will Durant is my best friend.

[@aristotle736]

Roman Brown He is the awesomest everest.

[@rizzamaeong]

the smartest

[@mrpatriot8279]

Will Durant was an incredible historian and writer. I'm reading his 1944 book Caesar and Christ now.

[@MrZiaurrahman]

those 77ks who are listening this are certainly on a different path than rest of billion people who are on the internet, i.e the path of knowledge!

[@Yodadrinkzoda1]

Zia ur-rehman I agree

[@chetan3667]

Dear friend can you suggesst more such ggod books on History, Polity, Science and Philosophy etc as it seems you are voracious reader ?

[@2simco]

2 years later only on 200k wow this World is full of cave dwellers

[@jeffyg123]

Zia ur-rehman there’s nothing more satisfying than humbling yourself with genius. Also, Will Durant makes some of these individuals accessible to us mere laymen.

[@Chris-kf6yd]

0:00 intro 6:43 shameless 11:57 thinkers (philosophy and sci) 54:33 poets 1:48:38 books for education 1:52:05 2:20:50 peaks 2:48:42 vital dates

[@ayo7706]

Will Durant was my first introduction to philosophy, and for that I will always respect his endeavors. Great man

[@thenowchurch6419]

Yes. he was one of my best guides to philosophy. His explanation of Hegel's thought is among the most accessible.

[@rajbaladevi9694]

@@thenowchurch6419 hello sir, I am a novice and wanna start philosophy.which book should I take?

[@thenowchurch6419]

@@rajbaladevi9694 I highly recommend "The Story of Philosophy" by Will Durant. After that try "Introduction To the Philosophy of History" by G.W.F. Hegel.

[@Robertodette]

Me too - learned about voltaire from his book

[@davideastlee9983]

Love Will Durant. He has digested all of history and has given us a beautiful account of mankind

[@AxmedBahjad]

Thank you so much for uploading these audiobooks by Wil Durant. His work is indespensible.

[@michaelgerrardtyson4197]

"We shall know a lasting, gentle happiness. A profound delight, which time cannot take from us.. until it takes all." This line deeply resonates with me for some reason.. i wonder what it is. There's a comfort in those words i cannot explain.

[@dkblack1289]

His uniquesness lies in wrting history in poetry . Rocky takes it to another level and turns poetry into music. Buy one of those books after listening to Rocky, and you will find, good as the book is, it does not have the same attraction. Rocky is a gem.

[@michaelgerrardtyson4197]

@@dkblack1289 Who is this Rocky you speak of? The narrator ? If so, can you tell me his full name?

[@alexanderthegrape5370]

@@dkblack1289 Who's Rocky?

[@D45VR]

Thank you Rocky C, whoever you are. You've given me hours of enjoyment from these audio renditions of two (Will & Ariel) favorite authors.

[@heartfiremindwater6600]

***** Yes, thank you Rocky C. your efforts are appreciated!

[@aaronbeard2471]

why did you watch this video text me back [e-mail] or [e-mail]

[@cuteblancaestrella]

+RockyC yes we appreciate you. Countless hours of enjoyment you give us, your efforts are truly appreciated.

[@johnharvey4448]

@@aaronbeard2471 I watched this video because I'd watched a BYU talk by Elder Jeffrey R Holland from 2016 in which he listed several writers and people including William & Ariel Durant whom I'd not heard of before.

[@btells1666]

thanks so much rocky c! hours of enjoyment with these audio's!

[@pramodacharya348]

Dictionary and world map my eyes rolled. Thanks for the light. Listening to complete.

[@strauss7151]

Thank you so much for posting this and everything else on your channel. Your channel is truly a gold mine.

[@auapplemac1976]

Thanks for posting these, Rocky. Just discovered these recordings. Hours of brain stimulating listening.

[@MegaDan786]

Excellent and an exceptional piece of work of living mind....

[@sherlockholmeslives.1605]

John von Neumann ( 1903 - 1957 ) Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, economist, polyglot, and polymath. He made contributions to almost every area of mathematics! Work on quantum mechanics, lattice theory, von Neumann architecture, economics, statistics, atomic and hydrogen bombs, game theory,, and mutually assured destruction ( MAD ). He could memorize a whole column of a telephone directory at a glance! At just 6 years old John von Neumann could divide two 8-digit numbers in his head and was fluent in Ancient Greek! The greatest mathematician of the 20th century!

[@Legendarygman]

Thank you very much, Great info.

[@willalston9627]

If one types "greatest ideas of all time" into KZbin, this comes out first. At 176,023 views since the upload in 2015, it goes to show what people are not looking up. I first came across Durant 20 years ago while at the famed Marshall Chess Club in New York; I started talking to a famous chess grandmaster about history and life and I asked, "What books would you recommend - for me to better myself?" He told me to look up Durant and mentioned a few titles. My gratefulness compounded after he died a few years ago. The passing of knowledge happens on many scales.

[@stevenguevara2184]

The algorithm and my admiration for Caesar brought me to Durant.

[@davidblanton5407]

What a wonderful moment, playing chess and the joy of Durant all in one place!

[@1MHouse.]

Makes me laugh how little views this has, then you see things like man falling over with 1.8m views. Then people wonder why they're not successful

[@closingtheloop2593]

1ST MAN I wil take humor when my spirit will allow me.

[@ther6989]

1ST MAN lol "man falling over". That gave me a good chuckle

[@dorianweng8903]

People are addicted. To short term impulses.

[@valkyriefires]

@Marshal Ironsides Congrats. U just defined a republican.

[@Apodeipnon]

I wouldn't equate 'success' with interest in history or philosophy. I don't think that's the point anyhow, unless you were to use a different definition for success than the common one today.

[@Hollis_has_questions]

Wonderful. Essential. Breathtaking.

[@shelleyharris2850]

Amen. Thank you for posting. Blessings😇🙏🙌💪✌🌍🦅🦉😎

[@jingham2387]

Wonderful the broadness of it...the resistance of speciaalization...Durant

[@sydneymorey2958]

Wonderful thank you.

[@vincent0770]

No commercials. I like that feature. Thank you! Also, this work is genius. There’s a certain elegance to the flow of his thoughts and words that pulls you in.

[@marleenneil7542]

You are so right “an elegance …”

[@nowrozraisani6920]

Somebody once asked Confucius about the life after death,Confucius replied “First learn to live this life we will worry about the life after death”.

[@madelynmarcelino6827]

Commendable. For those who have a little background on the subject matter discussed. your curiosity will be awakened to listen and learn more.and be filled.

[@jeanben2176]

excellent selection, nice work, for those who like thinking deeply, thank you for the video

[@solomontruthlover5308]

Thanks so much what a great gift

[@sydneymorey6059]

KZbin, thank you so much. A marvellous Video.

[@mmccrownus2406]

I hereby nominate for the top ten WILL DURANT - compiler, synthesizer, organizer of all the rest. THough by his own standard, he hasn't had the wide reading that would be required to number at the top of the list.

[@jeanben2176]

thank for your video, great work, great material

[@arindhamgupta3476]

who had listended to it for full three hours??.?.

[@patriciapalmer1377]

I watched this in real time and began reading the Civilization volumes the minute my librarian ( from aged 5, the youngest recipient of a card in its history. She made me read a paragraph from a book in the 4th-6th grade section and explain. My Dad winked at me and I did) could put the1st in a drawer and call me. I adored her.

[@larrygraham4875]

Greatest minds are always long dead. What have we but dust to look to.

[@wrybreadspread]

Durant is readable. One of us laypeople. A childlike sense of wonder. My gut feeling is he would be dismayed by the sociopolitical polarity. And maybe that's why he's not widely read...he has no axes to grind.

[@drbonesshow1]

William James Durant (1885 - 1981) was an American writer, historian and philosopher.

[@paulskillman6634]

All of his books on history are quite easy to read and gives one a perspective of how we got to where we are today.

[@stephenburke4223]

@@paulskillman6634 good to know,i shall add his to my list . I'd never heard of him before. Thanks mr Skillman

[@Anarak46]

The key is about 1:50 where he discusses how our youth is unprepared for education. This is so true! So college should be training for a career or it is wasted.

[@johnran6015]

His optimism would be crushed if he saw what a dead end modern civilization has become.

[@Over-Boy42]

Love it! What I will say though is that you absolutely can engage in heroism while also acknowledging faults. Durant seems to understand that.

[@missgoddessturner5017]

Thanks Rocky! U really are the People's Champ!

[@Moronvideos1940]

I downloaded this

[@Kristofur77]

2:16:35 Will Durant's greatest novelist of all time, much agreed, nothing penetrates like his writing that I've read.

[@Teo117]

In short times my mind has been opened. I've purchased the book because I must have a copy.

[@panchovilla8437]

Much content in this lesson of history

[@HellaRandomVideos]

Thank you

[@jaydoran1321]

Yup amazing

[@skinlaxmi]

Thanks

[@icemule]

Good one Dee Em

[@sudhirpatel7620]

Nature goes on forever for everyone and everything to return as everyone and everything an infinite number of times through evolutionary processes. 🌌

[@arcanarealm6591]

I believe Will Durant should have put Euclid on his list of the greatest minds. He gave mankind geometry.

[@SaleemRanaAuthor]

This work is a torrential sweep of ideas that continue to shape the world. Perhaps, we can still build a brighter future, despite the creeping 21st-century disdain for lofty ideals. Perhaps, we can strive for excellence and use our collective knowledge to better understand ourselves and each other. Perhaps, those who listen carefully will feel inspired to create a more intelligent, well-informed, and compassionate society that cares for the labor and sacrifices of all those great men and women who came before us.

[@calvincrow6477]

We can't if Elon Musk has read him, and i am sure they have, they name there software program Oracle. 😂😂😂😂

[@YawehthedragondogofEL]

This is "The Heros of History".

[@blackmetalmagick1]

Roman Brown not just heros, 'things' too, near the end he acknowledges Words and Fire, among other physical and Metaphysical things.

[@jesuschrist921]

Thanks for post!

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

Did Jesus Christ believed in himself?? He couldn't pray to himself like christians do now. LOL

[@stephenburke4223]

@@ggrthemostgodless8713 so who do You Think He prayed to , badman?

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

@@stephenburke4223 It is an honest question, people NOW pray to jesus, but who did jesus pray to?? what did he ask for, what could he possibly REALISTICALLY desire? Don't you get it, people in fear will pray to anything.

[@stephenburke4223]

@@ggrthemostgodless8713 Great reply , I'd be wrong if I could answer what Jesus could possibly desire,but he's gave us A lot. Respect . You Got me thinking.

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

@@stephenburke4223 Well, in the bible he went into the woods (with Mary Magdalene?) and it is said he "prayed" for forty days and nights.... what about?? what could he possibly ask for or pray for, and to whom?? I mean he is all three in one and all that, so he can't be praying to another one... Why the need for solitude? why the desperation. and why'd it all become too much for him, not just in this one occasion but but in several others. How come he count change his "destiny" as to be crucified? These are not my issues anymore, but for those who still believe... the incomplete balm-ing answers shouldn't be sufficient.

[@edward9862]

Thanks.

[@Gaiacosmickirtan108]

A vid by tai lopez landed me here! Wow! #tailopez

[@jevans1017]

+ochoisokay I came here out of my own curiosity in philosophy and an appreciation for Will Durant's literature

[@insanezenmistress]

+Jay Evans tell me, do you know of any discussion boards or anyplace online where Joe Q Public can talk about and study Philosophy. Heck even make our own to be tested and such? I wish i could gather live bodies with brains together in the real world and study/discuss these things. Heck maybe we could fix our country. (yeah aint gonna happen)

[@xxillexxfeelthezeal]

+ochoisokay same is d case here ........hahaha

[@DhirenBeni]

+ochoisokay me too #tailopez

[@unfortunatebeam]

+ochoisokay Who's tai lopez?

[@calvincrow6477]

I dont like headphones, and love your audio quality. I can listen to it when i work around my farm, love u r audio bro.

[@joses9394]

Thanks tai for this.

[@gforcedod]

Durant himself should be top ten haha

[@NoZAutonomy]

Name 1 original and influential idea that came from Durant

[@gforcedod]

@@NoZAutonomy nothing is original, every one is taught from some one else. Some had the chance to write things first. We all come to moment of epiphany time to time. No one is special, however, some choose to see life with clear lenses. And Durant is one of them.

[@waltermull9598]

Interesting thing when intelligent and well read people try to think for us I know there's those who need that I thought for a minute he was going to add his name to that list

[@nguyenquangminh4814]

History is the struggle of man through genius with the obdurate inertia of matter and the baffling mystery of mind. The struggle to understand, control and remake himself and the world.” Inspirational

[@DurantandFriends]

I know right? Durant's writing is poetic.

[@fasihodin]

So rich in topics, ideas and names.

[@blackmetalmagick1]

"We light our candles before Plato's image..."

[@harindrawijeratne9292]

GuttersOvAscension einstein

[@friedrichnietzsche3774]

+Rocky C: Thanks for uploading, do you happen to have a list of the greatest minds and corresponding times in this video? :)

[@19501960]

For those who just wanna know the top 10 without listening, as was me, 1. Confucius . (read confuse us) 2. PLATO ( originator of Greek plate smashing ) 3. ARISTOTLE ( he counts everything ) 4. ST. THOMAS AQUANISE ( invented beautiful blue water) 5. Copernicus (inventor of metal underpants) 6. Francis Bacon (famous English sandwich maker ) 7. NEWTON (modern style housing and work units ) 8. Voltaire ( Electric wind patent holder ) 9. Immanuel Kant (according to his wife) 10.DARWIN ( me lost )

[@cuteblancaestrella]

LOL...to funny .

[@Zombarakh]

Thanks so much, Dee Em.

[@NathanSletner]

Dee Em Be my friend.

[@venuscaelestis2181]

Traitor xD

[@sherlockholmeslives.1605]

My top 10. In chronological order only, Very, Very Subjective, but - Aristotle ( 384 - 322bc ) Leonardo da Vinci ( 1452 - 1519 ) Michelangelo ( 1475 - 1564 ) Shakespeare ( 1564 - 1616 ) Newton ( 1642 - 1727 ) Goethe ( 1749 - 1832 ) Mozart ( 1756 - 1791 ) Napoleon ( 1769 - 1821 ) Wagner ( 1813 - 1883 ) Einstein ( 1879 - 1955 )

[@BitcoinRonin]

Timeless wisdom, thank you ❤

[@micc6462]

Will durants knowledge seems endless

[@loganparumal6440]

I would say Albert Einstein should to be at the top of the list. There isn't a day pass by, without his theories and principles mentioned or utilised. His theories will be mentioned and referred to, by generations to come. E=MC Squared, is the greatest discovery of man kind.

[@gregargo1898]

When asked who was the smartest man in the world, Einstein said " I do not know. You will have to ask Tesla." :)

[@archiewoosung2800]

Had Einstein not had his theory, how long before someone else would have done so? Had Shakespeare never written his plays, we would not have imagined man would be capable of such genius.

[@Yodadrinkzoda1]

Greg Argo Einstein was being sarcastic and felt Tesla was a arrogant asshole. They basically had beef and Tesla thought Einstein theories were wrong, mainly because he had his own theories of energy.

[@BaronM]

Durant was working on the 20th century near the end of his life and Einstein was planned for this list. This is mentioned near the end of the audio book.

[@Bvic3]

Einstein is completely overrated, he's mostly a media creation. Pointcaré and Lorentz did special relativity and Hilbert general relativity. At best he can get the E=mc², but it wasn't the important part (radioactivity was understood before). His most original work was the cosmological constant stuff that quite few people know about. And his actual nobel price was for the photoelectric effect, which isn't really mind blowing. The two space-time really stunning discovery was not at all Einstein, but Poincaré mostly and Lorentz a little.

[@stpierreforjesusthesavior984]

Thanks for the reading. Are you going to read the list of 100 books?

[@TheValerieGomez]

Wonderful upload thank you

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

It does positively amazes me how often Nietzsche is referred to, or mentioned, in a lot of these TYPES of videos in this and other channels. Well deserved though.

[@ryanburdeaux]

do you like nietzsche ?

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

@@ryanburdeaux Nowadays and for many years now, that is almost all I read... it is not that I don't want to read other authors, but it is hard to find someone I will spend many hours on that is worth it. If you know of any, please tell me.

[@ryanburdeaux]

@@ggrthemostgodless8713 Goethe - theory of colors, metamorphosis of plants, conversations with Goethe (eckerman) .

[@ryanburdeaux]

@@ggrthemostgodless8713 also there is a good trilogy of plants based books by Jeff lowenfels

[@missmiss6969]

Thankful for this; I’m a cook island,it is normal life gay and normal relationship,for more than four thousand years,example Rome and Alexandra, through out every civilisation, through out centuries, the greatest thinkers was gay,have respect,help hold civilisation together every day;all great thinkers,all have one message in mind; the ability to keep one’s emotions in checked to find happiness within

[@JohnBullard]

Theyear that I read The Story of Civilization was one of my best. If you had never studied anything else you could become a savant of history, architecture, art, science,politics, religion by reading those 13 volumes . So witty and entertaining, a magnum opus understanding of the development of civilization. And I bought them for three dollars each at a used book store.

[@DurantandFriends]

His series can change your life for the Good (καλός). If you ever feel like taking your love and appreciation for writing to the next level, send a message to me (my name is Daniel) from the contact page of planksip.org and I will set you up with a free contributor account. I would love to make your acquaintance and possible friendship.

[@gerryboudreaultboudreault2608]

I read some of his Civilization ages ago. He was always so easy to understand! .. but I don't know about his list of great thinkers. Today, you'd have to include Noam Chomsky.

[@DurantandFriends]

For me, E.O. Wilson was even more profound that Chomsky (thus far). Both giants for sure.

[@keithshowell6688]

What I would give to be a fly on the wall of a conference room for 24 hours to listen to Will Durant, Epicurus, Ayn Rand, Jesus The Christ, Kathryn Hepburn, Plato, Martin Luther King Jr,. Marilyn Von Savant, Walter Russell, Helen Keller, William Shakespeare, Paramahansa Yogananda. Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, Sir Isaac Newton, Leonardo DaVinci, Steve Jobs, Charles Darwin, Walt Disney, Sen, Barbara Jordan, Amadeus Mozart, Emanuel Swedenborg, and...Jodie Foster! Yes, God, would be present and listening as the light bulb in the ceiling and every molecule of the air. Of course, there'd be a serpent slithering quietly along the baseboards on the floor. I'd let the late Stephen Hawking sit this one out but ask Neil DeGrasse Tyson to humor and baffle us while Carl Sagan is in another galaxy on vacation!

[@guidogazzo1117]

THANK YOU TAI!!!!

[@kentforde6350]

Life changing.. Thanks Rocky C. I too landed here from a Tai Lopez Video..

[@Oners82]

Please tell me you haven't given any money to that fucking scam artist...

[@benmac1089]

Sod off.

[@Oners82]

Benjamin MacHale Waaaahhhh....

[@joses9394]

ignore the cynical people here, he calls tai a scam for offering value yet i bet he has less than 1k in his bank account. just like tai says, only listen to qualified people buddy

[@ze_chooch]

Jose Stephens that's hilarious because Socrates was penniless, yet he changed Western civilization. Money doesn't correlate with truth-value. If a billionaire says 1+1=3 that doesn't make it true.

[@maxmanly3122]

Will Durant, "Top 10 Thinkers (number 7 will shock you!)

[@2msvalkyrie529]

For some reason Durant forgot to mention me ? Hopefully that will be corrected in future editions.?

[@satirodelbasto]

Poder.

[@orvillebrown7235]

Thank you for the timelines. It allows me to avoid the verbose introduction.

[@joemiyaki4074]

35:40 Influence of Nicolaus Copernicus 1:29:00 Shakespeare

[@tihomirpenev2150]

edison, I'm laughing....

[@unclejuniorsoprano]

WILL DURANT, ON "THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW" WITH HIS WIFE, ARIEL, WAS ASKED BY MERV WHEN THE UNITED STATES WOULD BEGIN TO FALL. WILL DURANT'S ANSWER: WHEN THE HOMOSEXUALS COME OUT OF THE CLOSET. THAT, HE SAID, WAS WHAT ALL FALLEN EMPIRES HAD IN COMMON, & HE CITED MANY EXAMPLES. HE OUGHT TO KNOW; HE WAS THE GREATEST HISTORIAN OF ALL TIME.

[@jerryware1970]

And Merv was a homosexual.

[@georgefisher8610]

Nowadays they would have laughed him to scorn; would have banned him from any appearances anywhere... What if WD were correct? Doesn't bode well for modernity.

[@jimc.goodfellas226]

There was alot of stuff in Durant's writings that would get him "cancelled" in today's climate

[@jimc.goodfellas226]

There was alot of stuff in Durant's writings that would get him "cancelled" in today's climate

[@russellbranch782]

He should have also included allowing women to have authority over men in civil life.

[@smylulula]

Could someone care to post the list of 100 books? Can't make out some of the names :/ Thanks in advance!!

[@70galaxie]

See praise in a 100comments, his wife was beside him the whole way

[@Robertodette]

It looks like encyclopedia britannica's great books on the bottom shelf in the thumbnail

[@TrulyEverlost]

Came here because my dad said so

[@virvisquevir3320]

AlmightyGio - Good dad. Good son. Good adventure of thought.

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

You must be a decent son, mine listened for fifteen minutes and found him asleep... some thing are not inherited or able to be taught, the sooner a dad recognizes that PAINFUL truth, the better. You must have the fortitude to see with your own eyes the person in front of you and make a truthful assessment of what you got. My son only wants to play video games, and it is [one of] the most devastating thing my should has yet to bear.

[@lukakristo5478]

12:00 - THINKERS 54:30 - POETS 1:48:38 - BOOKS 2:20:50 - PEAKS OF HUMAN PROGRESS 2:48:40 - DATES

[@ronaldronca7547]

Buckets of words, a spoonful of material to stimulate the mind.

[@grantbarnes3678]

Elon Musk recommended the Durants yesterday.

[@lukecash3500]

What I would give if this had a transcript!

[@benquinney2]

The great man theory

[@ismaeljimenez2548]

Plato, Kepler, Gauss, Reimann, Cusa, ...

[@abcrane]

The Ten “Peaks” of Human Progress 1.speech --storytelling or village gossip? 2.fire--survival or gunpowder? 3.conquest of animals--sustenance or gluttonous? 4.agriculture--whole foods or junk food? 5.social organization--community or "society?" 6.morality--group harmony or group tyranny? 7. tools--construction or destruction? Bucky Fuller (livingry vs killingry) 8.science--life affirming or life-negating? 9. education--critical-creative or rote-repetitive? 10.writing and print--creative/informative or rhetoric/propaganda? Every peak has its valleys.

[@nagato21aka]

Jim Rhon introduces me

[@JosephDuvernay]

Dear God! - Largely, let Everyone hear! Again, Educate Yourself! As Stated here.