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Herring, Emily

 
9781541600942: Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People
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ISBN 10 : 1541600940 ISBN 13 : 9781541600942
Editeur : Basic Books, 2024

Synopsis

The first English-language biography of Henri Bergson, the French philosopher who defined individual creativity and transformed twentieth-century thought—a “fascinating biography and magnificent revival of this brilliant thinker” (Skye Cleary, author of How to Be Authentic)

Named a Best Book of 2024 by the New Statesman
 
At the dawn of the twentieth century, Henri Bergson (1859–1941) became the most famous philosopher on earth. Where prior thinkers sketched out a deterministic, predictable universe, he asserted the transformative power of consciousness and creativity. An international celebrity, he made headlines around the world debating luminaries like Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein about free will and time. The vision of creative evolution and freedom he presented was so disruptive that the New York Times branded him “the most dangerous man in the world.”   
 
In Herald of a Restless World, Emily Herring recovers how Bergson captivated a society in flux. She shows how his celebration of the time-bending uniqueness of individual experience struck a chord with those shaken by modern technological and social change. Long after he faded from public view, his insights into memory, time, laughter, and creativity continue to shape how we see the world around us.  
 
Herald of a Restless World is an electrifying portrait of a singular intellect. Bergson’s extraordinary insight into life’s fundamental questions remains urgent and relevant to this day. 

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À propos de l'auteur

Emily Herring is a writer based in Paris. She received her PhD in the history and philosophy of science from the University of Leeds, and her writing has appeared in Aeon and the Times Literary Supplement.

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Éditeur
Basic Books
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1541600940
ISBN 13 
9781541600942
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
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Personne responsable
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