Our Oriental Heritage is Volume I of the "Story of Civilization" written by Will and Ariel Durant. There are a total of 11 volumes.
Pentateuch = the Torah = the first 5 books of the old Testament,
claimed to have been written by Moses.
Introduction
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVILIZATION
Chapter I: The Conditons of Civilization
Chapter II: The Economic Elements of Civilization
Chapter III: The Political Elements of Civilization
Chapter IV: The Moral Elements of Civilization
Chapter V: The Mental Elements of Civilization
Chronological Charft: Types and Cultures of Prehistoric Man: page 90
Chapter VI: The Prehistoric Beginnings of Civilization
Book one
THE NEAR EAST
Chronological Table of Near Eastern History: page 113
Chapter VII: Sumeria
Chapter VIII: Egypt
Chapter IX: Babylonia
Chapter X: Assyria
Chapter XI: A Motley of Nations
Chapter XII: Judea
Chapter XIII: Persia
- Cyrus the great
- Cambyses
- Darius the greatest king of Persia
Book Two
India and Her Neighbors
Chronological Table of Indian History
Chapter XIV: The Foundations of India
Chapter XV: Buddha
Chapter XVI: From Alexander to Aurangzeb
Chapter XVII: The Life of the People
Chapter XVIII: The Paradise of the Gods
Chapter XIX: The Life if the Mind
Chapter XX: The Literature of India
Chapter XXI: Indian Art
Chapter XXII: A Christian Epilogue
Book three
THE FAR EAST
A. China
Chronology of Chinese Civilization
Chapter XXIII: The Age of the Philosophers
Chapter XXIV: The Age of the Poets
Chapter XXV: The Age of the Artists
Chapter XXVI: The People and the State
Chapter XXVII: Revolution and Renewal
B. Japan
Chronology of Japanese Civlization
Chapter XXVIII: The Makers of Japan
Chapter XXIX: The Political and Moral Foundations
Chapter XXX: The Mind and Art of Old Japan
Chapter XXXI: The New Japan
Envoi: Our Oriental Heritage
Finished complete read on 10-28-2011.
Now on to Volume 2 about Greece.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The Story of Philosophy
Written by Will Durant: copyright first in 1926.
Philosophy means and includes: logic, esthetics, ethics, politics, and metaphysics.
Chapter I: Plato: 427 - 347 B. C. Socrates died 399 B. C.
Chapter II: Aristotle and Greek Science: 384 - 322 B. C.
Alexander died 323 B. C. (pupil of Aristotle)
Chapter III: Francis Bacon: 1561 - 1626
The most powerful mind of modern times.
Chapter IV: Baruch de Spinoza: 1632 - 1677
The greatest Jew of modern times.
Chapter V: Voltaire and the French Enlightment
Francois-Marie Arouet (Voltaire): 1694 - 1778
Includes a section on Voltaire and Rousseau.
Chapter VI: Immanuel Kant and German Idealism: 1724 - 1804
Voltaire to Kant
Locke to Kant
Rousseau to Kant
Kant Himself
A note on Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: 1770 - 1831
Chapter VII: Arthur Schopenhauer: 1788 - 1860
Chapter VIII: Herbert Spencer: 1820 - 1903
Auguste Compte and Charles Darwin
Chapter IX: Friedrich Nietzsche: 1844 - 1900
Charles Darwin and Bismarck
Nietzsche and Wagner
Chapter X: Contemporary European Philosophers: Bergson, Croce, and Bertrand Russell.
Henri Bergson: 1859 - 1941. Nobel prize in Literature in 1927.
A French Jew.
Benedetto Croce: 1866 - 1952. Italian Catholic
Bertrand Russell: 1872 - 1970. Nobel prize in Lierature in 1950.
From England.
Chapter XI: Contemporary American Philosophers: Santayana, James and Dewey.
Santayana was born in Madrid in 1863 and died in Rome in 1952.
Taught at Harvard for 23 years.
William James was born in New York City in 1852 and died in 1910. MD degree at Harvard in 1870 and taught there for 38 years.
John Dewey was Born in Vermont in 1859 and died in 1952.
Taught philosopy at universities of Minnesota, Michigan and Chicago and head of philosophy department at Columbia.
Completed reading all 530 pages on 10/3/2011
Philosophy means and includes: logic, esthetics, ethics, politics, and metaphysics.
Chapter I: Plato: 427 - 347 B. C. Socrates died 399 B. C.
Chapter II: Aristotle and Greek Science: 384 - 322 B. C.
Alexander died 323 B. C. (pupil of Aristotle)
Chapter III: Francis Bacon: 1561 - 1626
The most powerful mind of modern times.
Chapter IV: Baruch de Spinoza: 1632 - 1677
The greatest Jew of modern times.
Chapter V: Voltaire and the French Enlightment
Francois-Marie Arouet (Voltaire): 1694 - 1778
Includes a section on Voltaire and Rousseau.
Chapter VI: Immanuel Kant and German Idealism: 1724 - 1804
Voltaire to Kant
Locke to Kant
Rousseau to Kant
Kant Himself
A note on Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: 1770 - 1831
Chapter VII: Arthur Schopenhauer: 1788 - 1860
Chapter VIII: Herbert Spencer: 1820 - 1903
Auguste Compte and Charles Darwin
Chapter IX: Friedrich Nietzsche: 1844 - 1900
Charles Darwin and Bismarck
Nietzsche and Wagner
Chapter X: Contemporary European Philosophers: Bergson, Croce, and Bertrand Russell.
Henri Bergson: 1859 - 1941. Nobel prize in Literature in 1927.
A French Jew.
Benedetto Croce: 1866 - 1952. Italian Catholic
Bertrand Russell: 1872 - 1970. Nobel prize in Lierature in 1950.
From England.
Chapter XI: Contemporary American Philosophers: Santayana, James and Dewey.
Santayana was born in Madrid in 1863 and died in Rome in 1952.
Taught at Harvard for 23 years.
William James was born in New York City in 1852 and died in 1910. MD degree at Harvard in 1870 and taught there for 38 years.
John Dewey was Born in Vermont in 1859 and died in 1952.
Taught philosopy at universities of Minnesota, Michigan and Chicago and head of philosophy department at Columbia.
Completed reading all 530 pages on 10/3/2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Lieutenant Kije (Kizhe in Russian)
Frank Mitch Learned tonight about a video of the original Lieutenant Kije (Kizhe in Russian) movie made in Russia in 1934 using the Prokofiev music. Go to Google videos to find this 90 minute video. Unforgetable!1 personYou like this.
Frank Mitch Here is a shortcut directly to the Video: http://bit.ly/CRDaN
Keep in mind the Lt. Kije is imaginary, created because the military was afraid to anger the Czar about a spelling error.
video.google.com
Friday, September 16, 2011
The Essays of Francis Bacon
Written in the 1500's
Of Truth
Of Death
Of Unity in Religion
Of Revenge
Of Adversity
OF Simulation and Dissimulation
Of Truth
Of Death
Of Unity in Religion
Of Revenge
Of Adversity
OF Simulation and Dissimulation
Sunday, September 4, 2011
The Complete Essays by Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne was born on February 28, 1533 at the chateau of St. Michel de Montaigne, in Bordeaux France.
Learned Latin before beginning French thanks to a German teacher. The study of Greek took precedence. Finished all classes at 13 and began the study of Law at 14.
He served in the government and military for many years.
First part of the book of essays appeared at Bordeaux in 1580, his age then was 57. He traveled to Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Augsburg, and Munich, all the while writing in his journal regarding his impressions of his visits. In 1581 he was elected Mayor of Bordeaux and served two 2 years terms. Two more editions of the book were printed in 1582 and 1587, a 4th impression came in 1588. Fresh additions came in 1589, 1590, and 1591. He died in 1592 in his 60th year.
THE LETTERS OF MONTAIGNE
I. Account of the death of La Boetie, 1571
II. Letter prefixed to Montaigne's translation of the "Natural Theology," printed in 1569
III. Letter sending a copy of OEconomics of Xenophon, put into French by the late M. de la Boetie (1570)
IV. Letter to M. de Mesmes. Privy Councillor to the King, regarding the late M. de la Boetie (1570)
V. Letter to M. de L'Hospital, Chancellor of France, regarding M. de la Boetie (1570)
VI. Letter to M. de Folx, Ambassador to the Signory of Venice, regarding the late M. de la Boetie (1570)
VII. Letter to Mademoiselle de Montaigne, his Wife, regarding the books and papers of his brother M. de la Boetie (1570)
BOOK THE FIRST
Chapter I
That Men by Various Ways Arrive at the Same End
Chapter II
Of Sorrow
Chapter III
That Our Affections Carry Themselves Beyond Us
Chapter IV
That the Soul Expends Its Passions Upon False Objects, Where the True Are Wanting
Chapter V
Whether the Governor of a Place Besieged Ought Himself to Go Out to Parley
Chapter VI
That the Hour of Parley Dangerous
Chapter VII
That the Intention is Judge of Our Actions
Chapter VIII
Of Idleness
Chapter IX
Of Liars
Chapter X
Of Quick or Slow Speech
Chapter XI
Of Prognostications
Chapter XII
Of Constancy
VOLUME 3:
Chapter XIII
The ceremony of the interview of Princes
Chapter XIV
That men are justly punished for being obstinate in the defence of a fort that is not in reason to defend.
Chapter XV
Of the punishment of cowardice
Chapter XVI
A proceeding of some ambassadors
Chapter XVII
Of fear
Chapter XVIII
That men are not to judge of our happiness till after death
Chapter XIX
That to study philosophy is to learn to die
Chapter XX
Of the force of imagination
Chapter XXI
That the profit of one man is the damage of another.
VOLUME 4
Chapter XXII
Of custom, and that we should not easily change a law received.
Chapter XXIII
Various events from the same counsel.
Chapter XXIV
Of Pedantry
Volume 5
Chapter XXV
Of the education of children
To Madame Diane de Foix, Comtesse de Gurson
Chapter XXVI
That it is Folly to Measure Truth and Error by Our Own Capacity.
Chapter XXVII
Of Friendship
Chapter XXVIII
Nine and Twenty Sonnets of Estienne de la Boite. To Madam de Grammont, Comtesse de Guissen.
Chapter XXIX
Learned Latin before beginning French thanks to a German teacher. The study of Greek took precedence. Finished all classes at 13 and began the study of Law at 14.
He served in the government and military for many years.
First part of the book of essays appeared at Bordeaux in 1580, his age then was 57. He traveled to Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Augsburg, and Munich, all the while writing in his journal regarding his impressions of his visits. In 1581 he was elected Mayor of Bordeaux and served two 2 years terms. Two more editions of the book were printed in 1582 and 1587, a 4th impression came in 1588. Fresh additions came in 1589, 1590, and 1591. He died in 1592 in his 60th year.
THE LETTERS OF MONTAIGNE
I. Account of the death of La Boetie, 1571
II. Letter prefixed to Montaigne's translation of the "Natural Theology," printed in 1569
III. Letter sending a copy of OEconomics of Xenophon, put into French by the late M. de la Boetie (1570)
IV. Letter to M. de Mesmes. Privy Councillor to the King, regarding the late M. de la Boetie (1570)
V. Letter to M. de L'Hospital, Chancellor of France, regarding M. de la Boetie (1570)
VI. Letter to M. de Folx, Ambassador to the Signory of Venice, regarding the late M. de la Boetie (1570)
VII. Letter to Mademoiselle de Montaigne, his Wife, regarding the books and papers of his brother M. de la Boetie (1570)
BOOK THE FIRST
Chapter I
That Men by Various Ways Arrive at the Same End
Chapter II
Of Sorrow
Chapter III
That Our Affections Carry Themselves Beyond Us
Chapter IV
That the Soul Expends Its Passions Upon False Objects, Where the True Are Wanting
Chapter V
Whether the Governor of a Place Besieged Ought Himself to Go Out to Parley
Chapter VI
That the Hour of Parley Dangerous
Chapter VII
That the Intention is Judge of Our Actions
Chapter VIII
Of Idleness
Chapter IX
Of Liars
Chapter X
Of Quick or Slow Speech
Chapter XI
Of Prognostications
Chapter XII
Of Constancy
VOLUME 3:
Chapter XIII
The ceremony of the interview of Princes
Chapter XIV
That men are justly punished for being obstinate in the defence of a fort that is not in reason to defend.
Chapter XV
Of the punishment of cowardice
Chapter XVI
A proceeding of some ambassadors
Chapter XVII
Of fear
Chapter XVIII
That men are not to judge of our happiness till after death
Chapter XIX
That to study philosophy is to learn to die
Chapter XX
Of the force of imagination
Chapter XXI
That the profit of one man is the damage of another.
VOLUME 4
Chapter XXII
Of custom, and that we should not easily change a law received.
Chapter XXIII
Various events from the same counsel.
Chapter XXIV
Of Pedantry
Volume 5
Chapter XXV
Of the education of children
To Madame Diane de Foix, Comtesse de Gurson
Chapter XXVI
That it is Folly to Measure Truth and Error by Our Own Capacity.
Chapter XXVII
Of Friendship
Chapter XXVIII
Nine and Twenty Sonnets of Estienne de la Boite. To Madam de Grammont, Comtesse de Guissen.
Chapter XXIX
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