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Fallen Leaves

Book • 2015
Fallen Leaves is the final and most personal work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Will Durant, discovered thirty-two years after his death.

It offers elegant prose and deep insights into perennial human problems and joys, covering topics from youth and old age to religion, morals, sex, war, politics, and art.

The book is a culmination of Durant's sixty-plus years of research into philosophies, religions, arts, sciences, and civilizations.

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Dwarkesh Patel
when discussing a passage about reaching a plateau of higher understanding through philosophy and history.
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Best of the Pod: Dwarkesh Patel’s Quest to Learn Everything
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as a book containing a passage on philosophy that resonates with him.
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Dwarkesh Patel’s Quest to Learn Everything - Ep. 27
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Dwarkesh Patel
as a source of inspiration for his quest to know everything.
Dwarkesh Patel’s Quest to Learn Everything - Ep. 27

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