Creative Evolution | With a Chapter from Bergson and his Philosophy by J. Alexander Gunn

Henri Bergson (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1443729760 / ISBN 13: 9781443729765

Published by Bergson Press, 2008

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Creative Evolution | With a Chapter from Bergson and his Philosophy by J. Alexander Gunn | Henri Bergson (u. a.) | Buch | Englisch | 2008 | Bergson Press | EAN 9781443729765 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creative Evolution | With a Chapter from Bergson and his Philosophy by J. Alexander Gunn
• Publisher: Bergson Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1443729760
• ISBN 13: 9781443729765
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 222W x 145H x 23D millimeters 222 millimeters width by 145 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 579 grams
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Synopsis

"Creative Evolution" is a 1907 book by French philosopher Henri Bergson. Within it, Bergson offers a version of orthogenesis to replace Darwin's evolutionary mechanism, which surmises that evolution is stimulated by a "vital impetus". "Creative Evolution" was hugely popular in the early twentieth century and is highly recommended for those with an interest in evolution and allied subjects. Henri-Louis Bergson (1859-1941) was a French-Jewish philosopher. He had a significant influence on the tradition of continental philosophy during the first half of the twentieth century until World War II, and is famous for his idea that immediate experience and intuition are more important than abstract rationalism and science for understanding the nature of reality. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with a chapter From "Bergson And His Philosophy" by J. Alexander Gunn.

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Anticipating not only modern scientific theories of psychology but also those of cosmology, this astonishing book sets out a impressive goal for itself: to reconcile human biology with a theory of consciousness. First published in France in 1907, and translated into English in 1911, this work of wonder was esteemed at the time in scientific circles and in the popular culture alike for its profound explorations of perception and memory and its surprising conclusions about the nature and value of art.

Contending that intuition is deeper than intellect and that the real consequence of evolution is a mental freedom to grow, to change, to seek and create novelty, Bergson reinvigorated the theory of evolution by refusing to see it as merely mechanistic. His expansion on Darwin remains one of the most original and important philosophical arguments for a scientific inquiry still under fire today.