The final published book by Nobel Prize-winning author and philosopher Henri Bergson (1859-1941), La pensee et le mouvant (translated here as The Creative Mind), is a masterly autobiography of his philosophical method. Through essays and lectures written between 1903 and 1923, Bergson retraces how and why he became a philosopher, and crafts a fascinating critique of philosophy itself. Until it leaves its false paths, he demonstrates, philosophy will remain only a wordy dialectic that surmounts false problems.
With masterful skill and intensity, Bergson shows that metaphysics and science must be rooted in experience for philosophy to become a genuine search for truth. And in the quest for unanswered questions, the spiritual dimension of human life and the importance of intuition must be emphasized. A source of inspiration for physicists as well as philosophers, Bergson's introduction to metaphysics reveals a philosophy that is always on the move, blending man's spiritual drive with his mastery of the material world.
By:
Henri Bergson Translated by:
Mabelle L Andison Imprint: Dover Publications Inc. Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 214mm,
Width: 136mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 254g ISBN:9780486454399 ISBN 10: 0486454398 Series:Dover Books on Western Philosophy Pages: 240 Publication Date:17 June 2010 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
I. Introduction (Part I). Growth of Truth. Retrograde Movement of the True II. Introduction (Part II). Stating of the Problems III. The Possible and the Real IV. Philosophical Intuition V. The Perception of Change VI. Introduction to Metaphysics VII. The Philosophy of Claude Bernard VIII. On the Pragmatism of William James. Truth and Reality IX. The Life and Work of Ravaisson Notes
