Question

summary of will Durant's views on the origin of science​

Answer 1

Will Durant mentioned about Herbert Spenser, and others to talk about the origin of science that started through several observations being made in the field of astronomy.

There were other times when priests used to make science and scientific based objects to keep a record of several things that happened during festivals.

Here there was a mention about "The story of Philosophy" in the year 1926 that was compiled in 11 volumes. This book even achieved the Pulitzer Prize in the year 1968.

Will Durant presented his views that science developed for welfare of all and it has since then it has helped in human civilization. There were inventions on astronomy, calculus, medicine etc.

Answer 2

Summary of Will Durant's views on the 'origin of science'?

Will Durant was an 'eminent historian, educator, and philosopher'. According to him, science began with the priests in the temples who preserved the religious traditions and handed them down to the future generations throwing light with their explanations.

Science was also developed through agriculture because that was the basis of all existence.  Thus, the science of soil, geometry, calculations of lands and the science of metrology also could have come about. Counting and numbers and astronomy were ancient arts based on the movements of the heavenly bodies.  

Thus, came the branches of the science of astronomy, time and calendars. The ancient methods of primitive medicine paved the way for future surgeries and other branches of medicine. These were the views of Will Durant on the 'origin of science'.