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As heard on Radio 4''s Free Thinking

Henri Bergson, the French philosopher who defined individual creativity and transformed twentieth-century thought.

At the dawn of the twentieth century, Henri Bergson became the most famous philosopher on earth. Where prior thinkers sketched out a predictable universe, he asserted the transformative power of consciousness and creativity. An international celebrity, he made headlines around the world debating luminaries like Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein about free will and time. The vision of creative evolution and freedom he presented was so disruptive that the New York Times branded him the most dangerous man in the world.

In the first English-language biography of Bergson, Emily Herring traces how his celebration of the time-bending uniqueness of individual experience struck a chord with those shaken by modern technological and social change. Bergson captivated a society in flux lik

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As heard on Radio 4''s Free ThinkingHenri Bergson, the French philosopher who defined individual creativity and transformed twentieth-century thought. At... Read more

    Publisher: John Murray Press
    Publication Date: 10/24/2024
    ISBN13: 9781529371918, 978-1529371918
    ISBN10: 1529371910

    Non Fiction , Biography

    Description

    As heard on Radio 4''s Free Thinking

    Henri Bergson, the French philosopher who defined individual creativity and transformed twentieth-century thought.

    At the dawn of the twentieth century, Henri Bergson became the most famous philosopher on earth. Where prior thinkers sketched out a predictable universe, he asserted the transformative power of consciousness and creativity. An international celebrity, he made headlines around the world debating luminaries like Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein about free will and time. The vision of creative evolution and freedom he presented was so disruptive that the New York Times branded him the most dangerous man in the world.

    In the first English-language biography of Bergson, Emily Herring traces how his celebration of the time-bending uniqueness of individual experience struck a chord with those shaken by modern technological and social change. Bergson captivated a society in flux lik

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