Project Gutenberg 2005-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 80 Bergson, Henri 1859 1941 Bergson, Henri Louis Bergson, H. (Henri) Carr, Herbert Wildon 1857 1931 Carr, H. Wildon (Herbert Wildon) war15000162 Signification de la guerre. English Life and matter in conflict The Meaning of the War: Life & Matter in Conflict Reading ease score: 55.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Introduction -- Life and matter at war -- The force which wastes and that which does not waste. Produced by Thierry Alberto, Henry Craig, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Meaning of the War: Life & Matter in Conflict" by Henri Bergson is a philosophical examination of the nature of war, written during the early 20th century amid the tumult of World War I. This text, a discourse delivered at the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, delves into the conflict between life and mechanized forces, exploring how these opposing principles manifest in the face of war. Bergson articulates his views on the broader implications of warfare, challenging the materialistic perspectives prevalent at the time. In this work, Bergson argues that World War I represents the struggle between the vibrant forces of life and the rigid mechanisms of a militarized society, particularly criticizing Germany's embrace of a materialistic and militaristic ideology. He contrasts the organic growth of nations with the artificial unification stemming from Prussian militarism, stressing how this mechanized mindset ultimately leads to violence and destruction. As he reflects on the moral implications of war, Bergson emphasizes that true moral and spiritual strength arises from ideals of justice and freedom, which stand in stark opposition to Germany's brute force. Thus, he posits that the outcome of the war is not just a matter of material superiority but a decisive confrontation between moral forces that can rejuvenate humanity and the destructive paths of mechanization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 National characteristics, German D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 64063 61587 2024-10-07T13:53:03.822801 2023-09-08T04:36:37.230770 text/html text/html 58484 2020-12-13T06:51:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 22025 2020-12-13T06:51:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 107434 2024-10-07T13:53:10.332791 application/epub+zip 105694 2024-10-07T13:53:07.578809 application/epub+zip 84625 2024-10-07T13:53:06.209936 application/epub+zip 236056 2024-10-07T13:53:12.244774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223528 2024-10-07T13:53:09.430808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152870 2022-09-08T09:18:22.058044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50424 50203 2024-10-07T13:53:03.481823 2023-09-08T04:36:36.996783 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 50209 2020-12-13T06:51:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 19605 2020-12-13T06:51:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 50201 2020-12-13T06:51:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19580 2020-12-13T06:51:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23212 2024-10-07T13:53:12.388794 application/rdf+xml 15465 2024-10-07T13:53:06.772829 image/jpeg 3681 2024-10-07T13:53:06.492789 image/jpeg 103160 2024-10-07T13:53:03.828834 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia