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  1. The Ferrer Modern School. New York: Francisco Ferrer Association, 1912.
  2. Socialism and Anarchism. New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1914.
  3. Philosophy and the Social Problem. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1917.
  4. A Guide to Plato. Girard, Kansas: The Haldeman-Julius Company, 1922.
  5. The Story of Aristotle's Philosophy. Girard, Kansas: The Haldeman-Julius Company, 1922.
  6. A Guide to Francis Bacon. Girard, Kansas: The Haldeman-Julius Company, 1923.
  7. A Guide to Schopenhauer. Girard, Kansas: The Haldeman-Julius Company, 1924.
  8. A Guide to Spinoza. Girard, Kansas: The Haldeman-Julius Company, 1924.
  9. The Philosophy of Immanuel Kant. Girard, Kansas: The Haldeman-Juhus Company, 1924.
  10. The Story of Friedrich Nietzsche's Philosophy. Girard, Kansas: The Haldeman-Julius Company, 1924.
  11. Voltaire and the French Enlightenment. Girard, Kansas: The Haldeman-Julius Company, 1924.
  12. Anatole France: 7he Man and His Work. Girard, Kansas: The Haldeman-Julius Company, 1925.
  13. Contemporary American Philosophers: Santayana, James and Dewey. Girard, Kansas: The Haldeman-Julius Company, 1925.
  14. Contemporary European Philosophers: Bergson, Croce and Bertrand Russell. Girard, Kansas: The Haldeman-Julius Company, 1925.
  15. The Philosophy of Herbert Spencer. Girard, Kansas: The Haldeman-Julius Company, 1925.
  16. The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1926.
  17. Transition: A Sentimental Story of One Mind and One Era. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1927.
  18. Debate: Is Man a Machine? (with Clarence Darrow). New York: League for Public Discussion, 1927. Also published under the title Are We Machines? by the Haldeman-Julius Company, Girard, Kansas, n.d.
  19. The Works of Schopenhauer, edited by Will Durant. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1928.
  20. The Mansions of Philosophy: A Survey of Human Life and Destiny. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1929.
  21. Adventures in Genius. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1931.
  22. A Program for America. New York: Simon and Schuster. 1931.
  23. The Case for India. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1930.
  24. On the Meaning of Life. New York: Ray Long and Richard R. Smith, 1932. Republished in 2004 through Promethean Press.
  25. The Lesson of Russia: Impressions. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1933. Same as The Tragedy of Russia.
  26. 100 Best Books for an Education. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1933. Reprinted from Adventures in Genius.
  27. "New Forward," to The Story of Philosophy. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1933.
  28. The Tragedy of Russia: Impressions from a Brief Visit. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1933.
  29. The Story of Civilization. Vol. 1: Our Oriental Heritage. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1935.
  30. Reissue of The Story of Philosophy, New York: Garden City Publishing co., inc., 1935.
  31. The Foundations of Civilization. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1936. (Introduction to The Story of Civilization. Vol. 1: Our Oriental Heritage reprinted.)
  32. Great Men of Literature. New York: Garden City Publishing co. inc., 1936. Taken from Adventures in Genius.
  33. The Story of Civilization. Vol. II: The Life of Greece. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939.
  34. The Story of Civilization. Vol. III: Caesar and Christ. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944.
  35. The Story of Civilization. Vol. IV: The Age of Faith. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950.
  36. The Pleasures of Philosophy. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953. New and revised edition of The Mansions of Philosophy.
  37. The Story of Civilization. Vol. V: The Renaissance. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953.
  38. Reissue of The Story of Philosophy. New York: The Pocket Library, 1954.
  39. The Story of Civilization. Vol. VI: The Reformation. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957.
  40. The Story of Civilization. Vol. VII: The Age of Reason Begins. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961.
  41. Outlines of Philosophy: Plato to Russell. London: Ernest Benn, 1962. British edition of The Story of Philosophy.
  42. The Story of Civilization. Vol. VIII: The Age of Louis XIV. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963.
  43. The Story of Civilization. Vol. IX: The Age of Voltaire. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965.
  44. Reissue of The Story of Philosophy. New York: Washington Square Press, 1965.
  45. The Story of Civilization. Vol. X: Rousseau and Revolution. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967.
  46. The Lessons of History. New York: Simon and Schuster ,1968.
  47. Interpretations of Life: A Survey of Contemporary Literature. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970.
  48. The Story of Civilization. Vol. XI: The Age of Napoleon. New York. Simon and Schuster 1975.
  49. Will and Ariel Durant: A Dual Autobiography. New York. Simon and Schuster 1977.
  50. Heroes of History. New York. Simon and Schuster, 2001.
  51. The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time. New York. Simon and Schuster, 2002.
  52. An Invitation to Philosophy. Dallas. Promethean Press, 2003.
  53. The Power of History. Dallas. Promethean Press, 2004.

1918

  • "The War Within the War," The Dial, LXV (June 20, 1918), 5-7.

1919

  • "The Biology of War," The Dial, LXVI (January 25, 1919), 84-85.
  • "Roads to Freedom," The Dial, LXVI (April 5, 1919), 354-356.
  • "The Future of American Socialism," The Dial, LXVI (May 17,1919), 494-496.

1920

  • "Why Freedom Disappears," The Nation, CX (May 1, 1920), 587-589.
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    1926

  • "Is America's Age of Art Dawning?" The New York Times Magazine, August 29, 1926, pp. 1, 20.
  • "Is America to Have a Golden Age?" World Review, III (October 4, 1926), 33.
  • "Is Democracy a Failure?" Harper's Magazine, CLIII (October, 1926), 555-565.
  • "Is Progress a Delusion?" Harper's Magazine, CLIII (November, 1926), 742-7Sl. Also included in Essays of the Past and Present, Warner Taylor, ed. New York: Harper & brothers, 1927. Also included in Facts and Ideas for Students of English Composition, John O. Beaty and others, eds. New York: F.S. Crofts & Co., 1930. Also included in Readings in the Modern Essay, Edward S. Noyes, ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1933. Also included in Essays and Addresses Toward a Liberal Education, A. Craig Baird, ed. New York: Ginn and Company, 1934. Also included in Of Time and Truth: Ideas and Values for College Students, Fred W. Lorch, W. Paul Jones land] Keith Huntress, eds. New York: The Dryden Press, 1946.
  • "The Failure of Philosophy," Harper's Magazine, CLIV (December, 1926), 80-90,
  • "Is Philosophy Doomed?" The Bookman, LXIV (December, 1926), 392-396.
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    1927

    • "The Story of Civilization," Cosmos Syndicate, 1927-1928. (Note: This is a biographical story of civilization written in serial form for the Cosmos Syndicate and published in the Scripps-Howard and other newspapers in 1927-1928; the articles were intended for popular consumption and were not used in the book publication of The Story of Civilization, published by Simon and Schuster, 1935-1967.)
    • "The Modern Woman," The Century Magazine, CXIII (February, 1927), 418-429. Also included in Modern Life and Thought, Frederich H. Law, ed. New York: The Century Company, 1928.
    • "The Ten Greatest Thinkers," The American Magazine, CIII (March, 1927), 7-9, 103-104, 106, 108, 110. Also included in Essays in Liberal Thought, W.H. Thomas and Stewart S. Morgan, eds. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1928.
    • "Youthful Suicides," Cosmopolitan, LXXXII (May, 1927), 50-51, 220.
    • "In Praise of Freedom," Harper's Magazine, CLV (June, 1927), 46-54.
    • "If You Ask Me, No Man is Happy Until He Stops Thinking of Himself," The American Magazine, CIV (July, 1927), 43. Also included in Light From Many Lamps, Lillian Eichler Watson, ed. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1951.
    • "Men and Women," The American Magazine, CIV (September, 1927), 13-15, 96, 98, 100.
    • "Is Man a Machine?" The Century Magazine, CXIV (October, 1927), 659-670. Also included in Essays of Today (1926-1927), Odell Shepard and Robert Hillver, eds. New York: The Century Company, 1928.
    • "If I Were Mayor," Plain Talk, I (October, 19 27), 51-56.
    • "The Story of Happiness," Redbook XLIX (October, 1927), 50-53, 168-171.
    • "What is Love?" Cosmopolitan, LXXXIII (October, 1927), 28, 199-203.
    • "The Breakdown of Marriage," Pictorial Review, XXIX (November, 1927),4, 94, 97-98,112.
    • "What Really is the Meaning of Life?" Cosmopolitan, LXXXIII (November, 1927), 29,191-195.

    1928

    • "Our Changing Morals," Cosmopolitan, LXXXIV (January, 1928), 92,159-161.
    • Why Do You Thrill at Beauty?, Cosmopolitan, LXXXIV (march, 1928), 44, 144-146.
    • Will Aristocracy Return?" Plain Talk, 11 (June, 1928), 641-652.
    • "If You Ask Me, There is a Spark of the Divine in Every Man," The American Magazine, CVI (July, 1928), 31.
    • "Is Socialism Dead?" The Century Magazine, CXVI (August, 1928), 385-397.

    1929

    • "Has Democracy Broken Down?" A Debate," The Forum, LXXXI (January, 1929), 34-38.
    • My Country," The American Legion Monthly, VI (January, 1929), 16-17, 62-65. Also included in The American Legion Reader, Victor Lasky, ed. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1953.
    • "History: A Symposium, "Plain Talk, IV (March, 1929), 257-268.
    • "How a Great Scholar Brings Up His Child," The American Magazine, CVII (March, 1929), 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84.
    • "History: A Symposium, Part II" Plain Talk, IV (April, 1929), 483-493.
    • "Our Changing Morals, The Forum, LXXXI (April, 1929), 226-231.
    • "The New Morality," The Forum, LXXXI (May, 1929), 309-312.
    • "I Want to be Happy," Cosmopolitan, LXXXVII (July, 1929), 80, 214-216.
    • "In Praise of Flaubert," Plain Talk, V (August, 1929), 191-202.
    • "Genius in Miniature: Socrates -- The First Martyr of Philosophy," The American Magazine, CVIII (October, 1929), 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108.
    • "The Lust for Learning," The Mentor, XVII (October, 1929), 7.
    • "Genius in Miniature: Confucius-The Secret of China, " The American Magazine, CVIII (November, 1929), 73-74, 76.
    • "Is Man a Machine? A Socratic Dialogue," The Forum, LXXXII (November 1929), 264-270.
    • "Trends in Modern Thought: A Survey of Contemporary Philosophy," The Thinker, I (November, 1929), 17-21.
    • "Woman Tomorrow, The Mentor, XVII (November,1929), 7.
    • "Can We Make Our Children Behave? A Socratic Dialogue," 7he Forum, LXXXII (December, 1929), 346-360.
    • "One Hundred Best Books " The American Magazine, CVIII (December, 1929), 26-28, 109, 112, 115-116,118.
    • "Spengler's Interpretation of History," The Thinker, I (December, 1929) 15-23.
    • "Te Deum," The Mentor, XVII (December, 1929) 7.

    1930

    • "East is West," The Mentor, XVII (January, 1930), 7.
    • "The Growth and Decay of Culture, The Thinker, I (January, 1930), 21-30.
    • "In Defense of Outlines: Apologia Pro Libro Suo," The Forum, LXXXIII (January, 1930), 8-14. Also included in A Pageant of Prose, Frank H. McCloskey and Robert B. Dow, eds. New York: Harper & brothers, 1935.
    • "Modern Marriage," The Mentor, XVIII (February, 1930), 7.
    • "Spengler, on Degeneration," The Thinker, I (February, 1930), 24-34.
    • "You Got What You Asked For," Redbook, LIV (February, 1930), 54-55 129-130.
    • "Is Progress a Delusion?" Golden Book, XI, (March, 1930, 59-63.
    • "The Twilight of Civilization," The Thinker, I (March, 1930), 17-25.
    • "Whiskey, Wine and Beer," The Mentor, XVIII (March, 1930), 7.
    • "A Critique of Spengler," The Thinker, I (April, 1930), 26-36.
    • "Progress," The Mentor, XVIII (April 1930), 7.
    • "Are We Immoral?" The Mentor XVIII (May, 1930), 7.
    • "Love, Marriage and Morals," The Thinker, II (May,1930),17-29.
    • "Is Democracy Dying?" The Mentor and World Traveler, XVIII (June, 1930), 74.
    • "The Meaning of Culture," The Thinker, 11 (June, 1930),17-30.
    • "In Praise of Ourselves," The Mentor and World Traveler, XVIII (July, 1930), 11.
    • "Portrait of an Egoist," the Thinker, 11 (July, 1930), 16-28.
    • "The Crux of Civilization," 7he Mentor and World Traveler, XVIII (August, 1930), 9.
    • "Philosophic Pilgrimage," The Thinker, II (September, 1930), 23-36.
    • "Six Worst Sellers," The Mentor and World Traveler, XVIII (September, 1930), 9.
    • "The 12 Greatest Dates " The Forum, LXXXIV (October, 1930), 226-232.

    1931

    • "Keyserling Explores America," The Thinker, (January, 1931), 16-29.
    • "An American Visits Palestine," Redbook, LVI (February, 1931), 84, 88, 90, 109-110.
    • "Europe On Parade," The Thinker, III (February, 1931), 66-80.
    • "How to Widen Your World " The American Magazine, CXI (March, 1931), 42-43, 160-163.
    • "Keyserling on Life and Death," The Thinker, III (March, 1931), 55-70.
    • "Mother of Mysteries," Redbook, LVI (April, 1931), 92, 94, 98-102. Also included as
    • "Seen in India" in Essays in Modern Thought, Thomas R. Cook, ed. New York: D.C. Health & Co., 1935.
    • "A Visit to China," Redbook, LVI (April, 1931), 66-69, 140-143.
    • "How We Made Utopia," The Thinker, IV (September, 1931), 18-28.
    • "America on Trial," Redbook, LVII (October, 1931), 20-21, 112-114.
    • "Ourselves – As We Are," Redbook, LVIII (November, 1931), 72-73, 82, 84, 86.

    1932

    • "Some Criticisms of Our Schools," The American Teacher, XVI (April, 1932), 4. Excerpt from Adventures in Genius.
    • "What is the Meaning of Life?" Literary Digest CXIV (November 5, 1932), 20, 22. Summary, with excerpts, of On the Meaning of Life.
    • "The Tragedy of Russia: The Road to Moscow," The Saturday Evening Post, CCV (December 10, 1932), 3-5, 28, 30.
    • "The Crisis in Communism," The Saturday Evening Post, CCV (December 24,1932), 21, 29, 32-34.

    1933

    • "The Soul of Russia Under Socialism," The Saturday Evening Post, CCV (January 21, 1933), 16-17, 45-48.
    • "The Dictatorship Over the Proletariat," The Saturday Evening Post, CCV (February 18, 1933), 27-28, 54, 56-58.
    • "Shall We Train Our Sons for Public Office?" The American Magazine, CXVI (September, 1933), 42-44, 138-139.

    1934

    • "Is Our Civilization Dying?" The Saturday Evening Post, CCVI (May 5, 1934), 8-9, 77-78, 81-82.
    • "The American Choice," The Saturday Evening Post, CCVI (June 9,1934), 27,108-110,112.
    • "Is Democracy Doomed?" The Saturday Evening Post, CCVII (September 15, 1934), 23, 78, 80-82, 84.

    1935

    • "Our Morals " The Saturday Evening Post, CCVII (January 26,1935), 27,61-62,64,66.
    • "The Threat to Civilization," The Saturday Evening Post, CCVHI (December 21 1935), 23, 29, 32.
    • "An Amateur's Philosophy," in American Philosophy Today and Tomorrow, edited by Horace M. Kallen and Sidney Hook. New York: Lee Furman, Inc., 1935.

    1936

    • "What Education is Of Most Worth?" The Saturday Evening Post, CCVIII (April 11, 1936), 14-15,44, 46-47.
    • "What Education is of Most Worth?" The Reader's Digest, XXIX (August, 1936), 105-108. Excerpts from "What Education is of Most worth?" The Saturday Evening Post, CCVIII (April 11, 1936), 14-15, 44, 46-47.
    • "The Crisis in American Civilization," in Official Report of the American Association of School Administrators, 1936. Washington D.C.: American Association of School Administrators, 1936.
    • "The Crisis in American Civilization," The Southern Workman, LXV (December, 1936), 380-383. Excerpts from "The Crisis in American Civilization," in Official Report of the American Association of School Administrators 1936.

    1937

    • "Why Men Fight," The Saturday Evening Post, CCX (July 10, 1937), 23, 58, 60-61. Also included in Essays Of Three Decades, Arno L. Bader and Carleton F. Wells, eds. New York: Harper & brothers, 1939. Also included in Essays for our Time, Arno L. Bader and Carleton F. Wells, eds. New York: Harper & brothers, 1947.

    1938

    • "A Piece of Old China," The Rotarian, LII (March, 1938),13-15.
    • "No Hymns of Hatred," The Saturday Evening Post, CCX (June 4, 1938), 23, 48-49, 51-52.

    1939

    • "Meditation on Marriage," The Saturday Evening Post, CCXI (May 13, 1939), 5-6, 72, 74, 76.
    • "The Crisis in Christianity," The Saturday Evening Post, CCXII (August 5, 1939), 5-6, 35-36.
    • "The Crisis in American Civilization," Vital Speeches of the Day, VI (December 15, 1939), 138-144. Also included in The Reference Shelf, XIV, No. 1, (1940), 208-229.

    1941

    • "Ten Steps Up From The Jungle " The Rotarian, LVIII (January, 1941),10-13, 56.
    • "Self-Discipline Or Slavery, " The Saturday Evening Post, CCXIII (January 18, 1941), 27, 46, 48-49, 51.
    • "A Stoic America," Vital Speeches of the Day, VII (February 1, 1941), 238-240.
    • "On the Uses of Philosophy," in What College Offers: Essays on the Subjects and Purposes of College Training, edited by Frank H. McCloskey, John S. Terry [and] Jonathan F. Scott. New York: F.S. Crofts & Co., 1941.

    1943

    • "Freedom of Worship," The Saturday Evening Post, CCXV (February 27,1943), 12-13.

    1946

    • "What is Civilization?" Ladies' Home Journal, LXIII (January, 1946), 22-23,103-104,107.

    1949

    • "History in a Capsule," The Rotarian, LXXIV (January, 1949),10.

    1950

    • "What Makes Men Happy?" The Rotarian, LXXVII (November, 1950), 8-11.

    1952

    • "Worried About the Young People?" The Rotarian, XXC (May, 1952), 8-10, 47A8. Also included in Bulletin of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, XXXVI (October, 1952), 134-138.

    1954

    • "Liberty is Over," in This I Believe: Vol. 2, edited by Edward R. Murrow. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954.

    1955

    • "The Ten Greatest Thinkers," The Rotarian, XXCVI (February, 1955), 38-39, 90-93.

    1957

    • "What is Wisdom?" Wisdom, II, No. 8 (1957), 25-26.

    1958

    • Commencement Address at the Thirty-sixth Commencement Exercises of the Webb School of California, June 7, 1958, on the Occasion of the Graduation of Dr. Durant's Grandson, James Easton Claremont, Calif., 1958.
    • "Kant and the Mind as Shaping Agent," in Ideas in Content, edited by Joseph H. Satin. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1958. Excerpts from The Story of Philosophy.

    1959

    • "Young Man -- Your World," The Reader's Digest, LXXIV (June, 1959), 94-96. Excerpts from Commencement Address at the Webb School of California,

    1968

    • "Man is Wiser Than Any Man," Pace, IV (July, 1968), 4.
    • "Man is Wiser Than Any Man," The Reader's Digest, XCIII (November, 1968), 85-87. Excerpts from "Man is Wiser Than Any Man," Pace, IV (July, 1968), 4.
    • "The Lessons of History," The Reader's Digest, XCIII (December, 1968), 257-263. Excerpts from The Lessons of History.

    1969

    • "History and War," TIP (Theory into Practice), VILL (April, 1969), 56-57. Excerpts from The Lessons of History.

    1970

    • Challenge and Response: Commencement Address Delivered at Ripon College, May 16, 1970 by Ariel Durant," Ripon College Magazine, III (June, 1970), 5-6. Also included in Congressional Record, May 28,1970, pp. S7958-S7959.

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    • Will and Ariel Durant: Journey. Robert Cohn Productions, 1973.
    • A Visit With Will and Ariel Durant. Northern River Productions, 2003.

    • Heroes of Civilization. Northern River Productions, 2003.