Creative Evolution - Softcover

Bergson, Henri; Gunter, Pete A.Y.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0819135534 ISBN 13: 9780819135537

Publisher: University Press of America, 1984

Synopsis

Creative Evolution, originally published in 1911 by Henry Holt and Company, is the work which catapulted Bergson from obscurity into world-wide fame. A study of the philosophical implications of biological evolutionary theory, the impact of this book reached far beyond biology and seemed to many to herald a new age in philosophy and the sciences.

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Review

"Palgrave Macmillan is to be congratulated for reissuing these classic Bergson texts. This is a timely decision since Bergson was the great thinker of life and it seems, nearly one hundred years later, that we find ourselves once again required to conceive life. Keith Ansell Pearson and John Mullarkey have been at the forefront of the new conception of life, therefore no better editors for these volumes could be selected."--Leonard Lawlor,   University of Memphis  'Long absent from the center of discussion in Western philosophy, Bergson has recently made a reappearance. The Centennial Series of his works undertaken by Palgrave Macmillan thus comes at an opportune time, making it possible for those interested in Bergson's ideas t have access to newly annotated versions of several of his chief writings, freshly introduced and discussed. It is particularly good to see the republication of "Mind-Energy," a treasure trove of Bergsonian insights long out of print.' - Pete A.Y. Gunter, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of North Texas

Synopsis

A study of the philosophical implications of biological evolutionary theory. The book aims to reach beyond biology and attempts to herald a new age in philosophy and the sciences.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0819135534
• ISBN 13: 9780819135537
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 460