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Henri-Louis Bergson ( 18 October 1859 — 4 January 1941 ) was a major French philosopher, influential in the first half of the 20th century. Sourced [ In a letter accepting the 1927 Nobel Prize in literature. Read by the French minister, Armand...


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Name: Henri Bergson
Birth Date: October 18, 1859
Death Date: 1941
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Place of Death: France
Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Occupations: philosopher, professor

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Biography of Henri Bergson
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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,...


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Bergson, Henri Summary
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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...
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Bergson, Henri (1859–1941) Summary
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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...
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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";...


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Studies in Short Fiction
This cosmic pawnshop we call life: Nathaniel West, Bergson, capitalism and schizophrenia. (philosopher Henri Bergson)
06/22/1996: 5,707 words, approx. 19 pages
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...
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Philosophy East and West
Liang Shuming and Henri Bergson on intuition: cultural context and the evolution of terms.
07/01/1997: 11,210 words, approx. 37 pages
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'...
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Today in history - Oct. 18
10/18/2007: 530 words, approx. 2 pages
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...
 


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