In 1935 Will Durant published the first of eleven volumes on the story of civilization. 10,000 years of human history, the story races through the global order like a blurry time lapse attempting to extract meaning and trying to learn from the mistakes of our ancestors.
The following is a comprehensive summary of The story of civilization: our oriental heritage.
The ten remaining volumes will be released in the coming months, hopefully completing the series before 2025.
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:00:23 – Preface
0:02:19 – Chapter 1: The Conditions of Civilization
0:04:01 – Chapter 2: THE ECONOMIC ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION
0:08:29 – Chapter 3: THE POLITICAL ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION
0:14:38 – Chapter 4: The Moral Elements of Civilization
0:24:48 – Chapter 5: The Mental Elements of Civilization
0:31:19 – Chapter 6: The Prehistoric Beginnings of Civilization
0:37:59 – Chapter 7: SUMERIA
0:41:14 – Chapter 8: A Journey Through Ancient Egypt
0:50:20 – Chapter 9: Babylon
1:03:07 – Chapter 10: The Rise and Fall of the Assyrian Empire
1:06:41 – Chapter 11: The Indo-European and Semitic Tribes
1:10:44 – Chapter 12: The Story of Judea
1:22:25 – Chapter 13: The Persian Empire
1:31:52 – Chapter 14: The Foundations of India
1:37:54 – Chapter 15: Buddha
1:46:18 – Chapter 16: From Alexander to Aurangzeb
1:52:40 – Chapter 17: Life in Medieval India
1:56:05 – Chapter 18: The Resurgence of Hinduism
1:57:59 – Chapter 19: The Illumination of India
1:59:50 – Chapter 20: Education
2:00:56 – Chapter 21: Indian Art
2:03:05 – Chapter 22: India Under Western Eyes
2:06:26 – Chapter 23: Exploring the Dawn of Chinese Thought
2:19:38 – Chapter 24: The Age of Poets
2:23:29 – Chapter 25: The Age of the Artists
2:25:57 – Chapter 26: The People and the State
2:40:49 – Chapter 27: Revolution and Renewal in the Orient
2:45:22 – Chapter 28: The Makers of Japan
2:51:03 – Chapter 29: The Soul and Structure of Old Japan
2:58:39 – Chapter 30: The Mind and Art of Old Japan
3:00:59 – Chapter 31: The New Japan
3:12:04 – Epilogue
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