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Henri Bergson
French philosopher
1859
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1941
country of citizenship:
France
educated at:
Lycée Condorcet, École Normale Supérieure, University of Paris
occupation:
philosopher, writer, professor, sociologist
award received:
Nobel Prize in Literature, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Concours général
student of:
Émile Boutroux, Félix Ravaisson-Mollien
influenced by:
Zeno of Elea, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, René Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, George Berkeley, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Claude Bernard, Jules Lachelier, Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, Herbert Spencer, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Blaise Pascal
Henri-Louis Bergson (French: [bɛʁksɔn]; 18 October 1859 – 4 January 1941) was a French-Jewish philosopher who was influential in the tradition of continental philosophy, especially during the first half of the 20th century until World War II.Bergson is known for his arguments that processes of immediate experience and intuition are more significant than abstract rationalism and science for understanding reality.
He was awarded the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his rich and vitalizing ideas and the brilliant skill with which they have been presented". In 1930 France awarded him its highest honour, the Grand-Croix de la Legion d'honneur.
Bergson's great popularity created a controversy in France where his views were seen as opposing the secular and scientific attitude adopted by the Republic's officials.
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