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发表于2025-03-28
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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 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.
這是王岐山從哪個犄角旮旯裏找齣來的奇行種?本書一邊定性“宗教是社會對貧窮問題的解決方案”,一邊明說同性戀是罪惡(sin);還有類似於"only the man who is below the average in economic ability desires equality" 這樣讓人很惱火的言論。我兔腹黑!
評分挺有意思的一本小書。Ray Dalio 在 charlie rose 訪談中推薦過。
評分文筆優美 適閤大聲朗讀 真正的宏觀曆史學 十年後再讀一遍
評分"History can only be an industry, an art, and a philosophy"。宏觀地看待/總結曆史,內容不長,文筆極好,流暢精準。一些觀點並不難理解(比如革命起源於經濟原因,但發展取決於其他因素),也學到一些新的觀點:宗教的周期性、年輕人和老人的對壘、社會財富分配的發展規律等等。作者推崇個人發展和心智啓濛。最後對曆史是否在前進寫瞭非常棒的一段話。
評分極度濃縮,語言非常優雅,值得重讀。| 最後兩章很精彩,Durant定義"progress of history" 為"the increasing control of the environment by life",一個很有想頭的定義。| 有一點不舒服來自作者邏輯裏的極度utilitarianism。
历史的第一个教训就是要学会谦逊,人类历史只是宇宙的一瞬,一颗小行星的撞击就可能让人类全体灭绝。 飞机的发展会让地理上的限制变小,制空权在新形势下要比制海权更为重要。 弱肉强食,适者生存,生命即是竞争,竞争养分,粮食,阳光,土地和配偶,乃至上升到国与国的层次。...
評分威尔·杜兰特跟胡适是同学,都是大哲学家杜威的学生,威尔·杜兰特是美国著名学者、终身哲学教授,《历史的教训》是他与夫人合著的一本书。 在写《历史的教训》之前,从上世纪20年代末期开始,威尔·杜兰特用了50年的时间写出了11卷的《世界文明史》,内容涵盖政治、经济、军...
評分高晓松的《晓松奇谈》开场白关于历史是这么讲的: 历史不是镜子,历史是精子,牺牲亿万才有一个活到今天;人生不是故事,人生是世故,摸爬滚打才不会辜负功名尘土;世界不是苟且,世界是远方,行万里路才能回到内心深处;未来不是岁数,未来是谜雾,读万卷书才能看清皓月繁...
評分正如这本书中的前言所说的,这只是杜兰特在写作《世界文明史》的间隙里留下的随笔,书中所举的例子跨度非常大,也没有什么体系可言,能被攻讦的地方多只有多。 也正如杜兰特在序言里所说的:没人该期待一本小册子能解释历史的含义。 然而为什么这本小册子在三十年后依旧被人推...
評分经常听周围的人说:多读历史,我们可以从历史中吸取教训与获取经验。如果再深入一点,天下万物这么多,我们到底想获取哪方面的经验。看了历史书,我们所获取的经验真的是符合现代社会的吗(这个时候,感觉就需要一个引路人帮我们解答心中的疑惑)。 看完这本书,解答了内心中的...
The Lessons of History pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2025