人是历史的产物。汲取历史智慧,总结经验教训,指引未来道路,是人类社会发展的必然要求。一代又一代的历史学家都在为这一目标而辛勤耕耘。《历史的教训》一书正是其中的杰出代表。2015年伊始,中央纪委监察部网站将该书作为“新年第一书”予以推介。该书是美国著名学者、终身哲学教授、普利策奖(1968年)和自由勋章(1977年)获得者威尔·杜兰特及其夫人阿里尔·杜兰特的代表作。杜兰特不但是史家,也是文体大家,有着下笔“常可与诗媲美”的美誉。在撰写《历史的教训》之前,杜兰特夫妇花了50年时间写作《世界文明史》,内容涵盖 Man is the product of history. Drawing on historical wisdom, summing up experience and lessons and guiding the way for the future are necessary requirements for the development of human society. Generations of generations of historians are working hard for this goal. The Book of Historical Lessons is one of the outstanding representatives. At the beginning of 2015, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Ministry of Supervision, described the book as a “New Year’s first book” to be promoted. The book is a famous American scholar, professor of lifelong philosophy, Pulitzer Prize (1968) and Medal of Freedom (1977) Will Durant and his wife Ariel Durant’s masterpiece. Durant is not only a historian, but also a style of writing, with the pen “often comparable with poetry” reputation. Prior to writing The Lessons in History, Durant spent 50 years writing The History of World Civilizations, covering