The 20th-century historian who described the Minoan civilization, and Margaret Mitchell were not both philosophical writers.
William James "Will" Durant ( ; November 5, 1885  November 7, 1981) was an American writer, historian, and philosopher. 
Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (November 8, 1900  August 16, 1949) was an American author and journalist. 
 It has been described as the earliest of its kind in Europe, with historian Will Durant calling the Minoans "the first link in the European chain". 
