Creative Evolution

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941

Contributor:

Mitchell, Arthur, 1872-1953

Standardized Title:

Evolution créatrice. English

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Creative Evolution" by Henri Bergson is a philosophical work written in the early 20th century. The book explores the concept of evolution from a perspective that intertwines life, consciousness, and duration, rejecting reductionist views that confine living beings to mere mechanical processes. Bergson posits that life is characterized by continuous creation and change, suggesting that human intelligence is an extension of the vital processes that shape our existence. The opening of "Creative Evolution" delves into the fundamental nature of existence and consciousness, asserting that we are in a constant state of change and evolution, where each moment contributes to our ongoing development. Bergson emphasizes the inadequacy of traditional mechanistic and teleological explanations of evolution, arguing instead that life is inherently creative and cannot be fully understood through static categories. He introduces the concept of "duration" as a vital aspect of existence, illustrating how both individual lives and the broader evolutionary process are marked by continuity and originality, rather than mere repetition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Rick Niles, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 50.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Evolution_(book)

Release date is 2008-08-01