The Misuse of Mind: A Study of Bergson's Attack on Intellectualism (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- The Misuse of Mind: A Study of Bergson's Attack on Intellectualism (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Karin Stephen
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- HRD
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 048483777X
- ISBN 13
- 9780484837774
- Item weight
- 392 grams
Rethinking knowing: Bergson’s call to intuition over analysis helps you see reality in a new light.
In this classic study, Karin Stephen examines Bergson’s challenge to traditional thinking. The book argues that ordinary methods of analysis and classification can distort what we actually know directly. It invites readers to adopt a fresh attitude that seeks to understand reality as a non-logical, ongoing process rather than a tidy set of facts.
Intuition becomes the tool to access duration—the living flow of experience—by turning past and present into a single, creatively evolving fact. The work explains why language, logic, and common sense can mislead, and why metaphors may capture truth more faithfully than rigid abstractions.
- How Bergson defines the difference between non-logical experience and logical description
- Why conventional language often hides rather than reveals the truth of reality
- The role of intuition in perceiving time, memory, and matter as creative duration
- Practical considerations for approaching philosophy with a fresh mindset
Ideal for readers curious about philosophy, perception, and how our habits of thought shape what we know, this edition presents Bergson’s ideas in accessible terms.
The Misuse of Mind
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