A New Philosophy
Edouard Le Roy
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Description
Edouard Le Roy introduces the philosophy of Henri Bergson to general readers in this short book, translated from the French by Vincent Benson. Le Roy says the work began as two articles in the Revue des Deux Mondes in February 1912. He aims to make Bergson easier to read, not to judge him fully.
Part one lays out Bergson's method: his distrust of stiff concepts, his trust in intuition, and his view of science. Part two covers the self, memory, real duration, freedom, and the vital impulse behind evolution. Long added notes explain hard points such as perception, language, and immediacy. The book served many readers as their first door into Bergson.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Edouard Le Roy |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 272 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |