This edition had all images removed.
Uniform Title: Evolution créatrice. English
Title: Creative Evolution
Note: Reading ease score: 50.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Rick Niles, Graeme Mackreth and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Creative Evolution" by Henri Bergson is a philosophical work written in the early 20th century. The book explores the concept of evolution from a perspective that intertwines life, consciousness, and duration, rejecting reductionist views that confine living beings to mere mechanical processes. Bergson posits that life is characterized by continuous creation and change, suggesting that human intelligence is an extension of the vital processes that shape our existence. The opening of "Creative Evolution" delves into the fundamental nature of existence and consciousness, asserting that we are in a constant state of change and evolution, where each moment contributes to our ongoing development. Bergson emphasizes the inadequacy of traditional mechanistic and teleological explanations of evolution, arguing instead that life is inherently creative and cannot be fully understood through static categories. He introduces the concept of "duration" as a vital aspect of existence, illustrating how both individual lives and the broader evolutionary process are marked by continuity and originality, rather than mere repetition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941
Translator: Mitchell, Arthur, 1872-1953
EBook No.: 26163
Published: Aug 1, 2008
Downloads: 751
Language: English
Subject: Evolution
Subject: Metaphysics
Subject: Life
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Uniform Title: Evolution créatrice. English
Title: Creative Evolution
Note: Reading ease score: 50.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Rick Niles, Graeme Mackreth and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Creative Evolution" by Henri Bergson is a philosophical work written in the early 20th century. The book explores the concept of evolution from a perspective that intertwines life, consciousness, and duration, rejecting reductionist views that confine living beings to mere mechanical processes. Bergson posits that life is characterized by continuous creation and change, suggesting that human intelligence is an extension of the vital processes that shape our existence. The opening of "Creative Evolution" delves into the fundamental nature of existence and consciousness, asserting that we are in a constant state of change and evolution, where each moment contributes to our ongoing development. Bergson emphasizes the inadequacy of traditional mechanistic and teleological explanations of evolution, arguing instead that life is inherently creative and cannot be fully understood through static categories. He introduces the concept of "duration" as a vital aspect of existence, illustrating how both individual lives and the broader evolutionary process are marked by continuity and originality, rather than mere repetition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941
Translator: Mitchell, Arthur, 1872-1953
EBook No.: 26163
Published: Aug 1, 2008
Downloads: 751
Language: English
Subject: Evolution
Subject: Metaphysics
Subject: Life
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.