HENRY BERGSON Premium Collection (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Laughter, Time and Free Will, Creative Evolution, Dreams & Meaning of the War & Dreams (From the Renowned Nobel Prize Winning Author & Philosopher)

Henri Bergson, F. L. Pogson, Cloudesley Brereton, Arthur Mitchell, Edwin E. Slosson

• Publisher: e-artnow
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN:
  9788026896791
• Topic: Philosophy
• Subtopic: Ethics & Moral Philosophy

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.

Table of contents

• Introduction
• Author Biography
• Historical Context
• Synopsis (Selection)
• HENRY BERGSON Premium Collection
• Analysis
• Reflection
• Memorable Quotes