The Creative Mind: An Introduction to Metaphysics - Brossura

Bergson, Henri

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ISBN 10: 0486454398 ISBN 13: 9780486454399

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2007

Riassunto

The final published book by Nobel Prize-winning author and philosopher Henri Bergson (1859–1941), La pensée et le mouvant (translated here as The Creative Mind), is a masterly autobiography of his philosophical method. Through essays and lectures written between 1903 and 1923, Bergson retraces how and why he became a philosopher, and crafts a fascinating critique of philosophy itself. Until it leaves its false paths, he demonstrates, philosophy will remain only a wordy dialectic that surmounts false problems.
With masterful skill and intensity, Bergson shows that metaphysics and science must be rooted in experience for philosophy to become a genuine search for truth. And in the quest for unanswered questions, the spiritual dimension of human life and the importance of intuition must be emphasized. A source of inspiration for physicists as well as philosophers, Bergson's introduction to metaphysics reveals a philosophy that is always on the move, blending man's spiritual drive with his mastery of the material world.

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Contenuti

I. Introduction (Part I). Growth of Truth. Retrograde Movement of the True II. Introduction (Part II). Stating of the Problems III. The Possible and the Real IV. Philosophical Intuition V. The Perception of Change VI. Introduction to Metaphysics VII. The Philosophy of Claude Bernard VIII. On the Pragmatism of William James. Truth and Reality IX. The Life and Work of Ravaisson Notes

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The Nobel Laureate discusses not only how and why he became a philosopher but also his conception of philosophy as a field distinct from science and literature. A source of inspiration for physicists as well as philosophers, Bergson's essays declare the emphasis of intuition over intellect.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0486454398
• ISBN 13: 9780486454399
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile