The French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859-1941) opposed mechanism and determinism and vigorously asserted the importance of pure intuition, duration, and liberty. Bergsonian thought is often referred to as vitalism. Henri Bergson was born on Oct. 18,...

BERGSON, HENRI (1859–1941), French philosopher. Born in Paris and educated at Lycée Condorcet and École Normale Supérieure, Bergson taught at three lycées and the École Normale Supérieure before he was...

Bergson, Henri(1859–1941) Henri Bergson, the French philosopher of evolution, was born in Paris of Anglo-Polish parentage. During a lifetime of teaching, lecturing, and writing, he gained an international reputation as the author of a new and...

Henri-Louis Bergson (IPA: [bɛʁkˈsɔn]; October 18, 1859–January 4, 1941) was a major French philosopher, influential in the first half of the 20th century. if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide";...

Many of Nathaniel West's characters are alienated and schizophrenic because of their concurrent views of themselves as humanists and mindless parts in a mechanistic view of life. The tension between these roles created West's darkly comic vision of life, first proposed by French philosopher...

Liang Shuming's concept of 'zhijue' was based on Henri Bergson's notion of intuition, but was also influenced by Weishi (Consciousness Only) Buddhism and Confucianism. In 1921, Liang explicated the concept of 'zhijue' as the opposite of 'lizhi'(intellect), but by 1934 Liang was using 'lixing'...

Today is Thursday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2007. There are 74 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 18, 1962, Dr. James D. Watson of the United States and Drs. Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins of Britain were named winners of...