The philosophy of Bergson /
Henri-Louis Bergson (18 October 1859-4 January 1941) was a major French philosopher, influential especially in the first half of the 20th century. Bergson convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science for understanding reality. Berg...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Port Washington, N.Y.,
Kennikat Press
[1968]
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| Summary: | Henri-Louis Bergson (18 October 1859-4 January 1941) was a major French philosopher, influential especially in the first half of the 20th century. Bergson convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science for understanding reality. Bergson rejected what he saw as the overly mechanistic predominant view of causality (as expressed in, say, finalism). He argued that we must allow space for free will to unfold in an autonomous and unpredictable fashion. |
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| Item Description: | Reprint of the 1911 ed. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 247 pages 20 cm |