Henri Bergson
8 books
About the Author
Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was a French philosopher whose groundbreaking ideas reshaped modern thought on time, consciousness, and creativity. Born in Paris to Polish-Jewish parents, he studied at the École Normale Supérieure and later taught at the Collège de France, where his lectures drew enthusiastic crowds. Bergson's philosophy emphasized intuition over intellect, introducing concepts like élan vital—the vital impetus driving evolution—and durée, the subjective flow of time. His seminal work, Creative Evolution, published in 1907, explored life's creative force, influencing fields from biology to literature and earning him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927. A pacifist and humanitarian, Bergson remained committed to his Jewish heritage even during World War II, refusing to abandon it despite opportunities to convert.
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philosophical
intuitive
lyrical
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