Fallen Leaves: Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God pdf

William James Durant fue un prolífico escritor, historiador y filósofo estadounidense. Es mejor conocido por The Story of Civilization, de 11 volúmenes, escrito en colaboración con su esposa Ariel y publicado entre 1935 y 1975. Anteriormente, se destacó por su libro, The Story of Philosophy, escrito en 1926, que fue considerado "un trabajo innovador que ayudó a popularizar la filosofía". Recibieron el Premio Pulitzer de literatura en 1967 y la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad en 1977.

Fallen Leaves: Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God pdf por Will Durant

Praised as a “revelatory” book by The Wall Street Journal, this is the last and most personal work of Pulitzer Prize–winning author and historian Will Durant, discovered thirty-two years after his death. The culmination of Will Durant’s sixty-plus years spent researching the philosophies, religions, arts, sciences, and civilizations from across the world, Fallen Leaves is the distilled wisdom of one of the world’s greatest minds, a man with a renowned talent for rendering the insights of the past accessible. Over the course of Durant’s career he received numerous letters from “curious readers who have challenged me to speak my mind on the timeless questions of human life and fate.” With Fallen Leaves, his final book, he at last accepted their challenge. In twenty-two short chapters, Durant addresses everything from youth and old age to religion, morals, sex, war, politics, and art. Fallen Leaves is “a thought-provoking array of opinions” (Publishers Weekly), offering elegant prose, deep insights, and Durant’s revealing conclusions about the perennial problems and greatest joys we face as a species. In Durant’s singular voice, here is a message of insight for everyone who has ever sought meaning in life or the counsel of a learned friend while navigating life’s journey.