Bergson
The Intuitive
Time is not what you think. Henri proved it. Duration flows in you. The elan vital carries you.
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Life and journey
Henri made metaphysics alive. attracted crowds at the Collège.
Their thought
Duration and elan vital. time lived from within. intuition.
What they leave us
freed thought from narrow materialism. influence on Proust.
Major works
Creative Evolution (1907).
Laughter (1900).
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3 quotes
“L'intelligence est caractérisée par une incompréhension naturelle de la vie.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Intelligence is characterized by a natural misunderstanding of life.”
— Inconnu
“L'oeil ne voit que ce que l'esprit est prêt à comprendre.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The eye only sees what the mind is ready to understand.”
— Inconnu
“Agir en homme de pensée et penser en homme d'action.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Act as a man of thought and think as a man of action.”
— Inconnu
