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Enriched Edition. Laughter, Time and Free Will, Creative Evolution, Dreams & Meaning of the War & Dreams (From the Renowned Nobel Prize Winning Author & Philosopher)By Henri Bergson
Length27h 10m
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HENRY BERGSON Premium Collection gathers the essential writings of one of modern philosophy's most supple and original minds, presenting Bergson's investigations of time, consciousness, memory, laughter, evolution, and creative freedom. Written in a lucid yet richly metaphorical prose, these works stand at the crossroads of late nineteenth-century psychology, French spiritualism, and the emerging crises of mechanistic science, offering a philosophy of durée—lived duration—against reductionist accounts of mind and life. Henri Bergson (1859–1941), Nobel laureate in literature and professor at the Collège de France, wrote from within a period transformed by Darwinism, experimental psychology, and new physics. His Jewish-French intellectual formation, classical education, and resistance to deterministic systems shaped a philosophy attentive to intuition, mobility, and the irreducible novelty of experience. His influence extended across literature, theology, political thought, and modernist aesthetics. This collection is recommended for readers seeking a foundational encounter with continental philosophy before existentialism and phenomenology fully emerged. It will especially reward those interested in consciousness, creativity, and the limits of scientific explanation, offering both intellectual rigor and uncommon stylistic elegance.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
GenrePhilosophy
Length27 hrs 10 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 1, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic
7TRANSLATORS' PREFACE
8CHAPTER I
9I
10II
11III
12IV
13V
14CHAPTER II
15I
16II
17CHAPTER III
18I
19II
20III
21IV
22V
23Time and Free Will: An Essay on the Immediate Data of Consciousness
24TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
25AUTHOR'S PREFACE
26CHAPTER I THE INTENSITY OF PSYCHIC STATES
27CHAPTER II THE MULTIPLICITY OF CONSCIOUS STATES
28CHAPTER III THE ORGANIZATION OF CONSCIOUS STATES
29CONCLUSION
30Creative Evolution
31TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
32INTRODUCTION
33CHAPTER I THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE — MECHANISM AND TELEOLOGY (pt. 1)
34CHAPTER I THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE — MECHANISM AND TELEOLOGY (pt. 2)
35CHAPTER II THE DIVERGENT DIRECTIONS OF THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE. TORPOR, INTELLIGENCE, INSTINCT (pt. 1)
36CHAPTER II THE DIVERGENT DIRECTIONS OF THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE. TORPOR, INTELLIGENCE, INSTINCT (pt. 2)
37CHAPTER III ON THE MEANING OF LIFE — THE ORDER OF NATURE AND THE FORM OF INTELLIGENCE (pt. 1)
38CHAPTER III ON THE MEANING OF LIFE — THE ORDER OF NATURE AND THE FORM OF INTELLIGENCE (pt. 2)
39CHAPTER IV THE CINEMATOGRAPHICAL MECHANISM OF THOUGHT AND THE MECHANISTIC ILLUSION — A GLANCE AT THE HISTORY OF SYSTEMS — REAL BECOMING AND FALSE EVOLUTIONISM (pt. 1)
40CHAPTER IV THE CINEMATOGRAPHICAL MECHANISM OF THOUGHT AND THE MECHANISTIC ILLUSION — A GLANCE AT THE HISTORY OF SYSTEMS — REAL BECOMING AND FALSE EVOLUTIONISM (pt. 2)
41Meaning of the War: Life & Matter in Conflict
42INTRODUCTION
43LIFE AND MATTER AT WAR
44THE FORCE WHICH WASTES AND THAT WHICH DOES NOT WASTE
45Dreams
46INTRODUCTION
47DREAMS
48Analysis
49Reflection
50Memorable Quotes
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