| The Creative Mind: An Introduction to Metaphysics Contributor(s): Bergson, Henri (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486454398 ISBN-13: 9780486454399 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Philosophy | Metaphysics - Philosophy | Essays |
| Dewey: 110 |
| LCCN: 2006052121 |
| Series: Dover Books on Western Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.54" W x 8.44" (0.54 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The final published book by Nobel Prize-winning author and philosopher Henri Bergson (1859-1941), La pens e 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. |