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Description:Creative Evolution An Alternate Explanation for Darwin's Mechanism of Evolution By Henri Bergson Translated by Arthur Mitchell Creative Evolution is a 1907 book by French philosopher Henri Bergson. Its English translation appeared in 1911. The book provides an alternate explanation for Darwin's mechanism of evolution, suggesting that evolution is motivated by an elan vital, a "vital impetus" that can also be understood as humanity's natural creative impulse. The book was very popular in the early decades of the twentieth century, before the Neodarwinian synthesis was developed. The book also develops concepts of time (offered in Bergson's earlier work) which significantly influenced modernist writers and thinkers such as Marcel Proust. For example, Bergson's term "duration" refers to a more individual, subjective experience of time, as opposed to mathematical, objectively measurable "clock time." In Creative Evolution, Bergson suggests that the experience of time as "duration" can best be understood through creative intuition, not through intellect. Harvard philosopher William James intended to write the introduction to the English translation of the book, but died in 1910 prior to its completion.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Creative Evolution: An Alternate Explanation for Darwin's Mechanism of Evolution. To get started finding Creative Evolution: An Alternate Explanation for Darwin's Mechanism of Evolution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 208

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1497529794

Description: Creative Evolution An Alternate Explanation for Darwin's Mechanism of Evolution By Henri Bergson Translated by Arthur Mitchell Creative Evolution is a 1907 book by French philosopher Henri Bergson. Its English translation appeared in 1911. The book provides an alternate explanation for Darwin's mechanism of evolution, suggesting that evolution is motivated by an elan vital, a "vital impetus" that can also be understood as humanity's natural creative impulse. The book was very popular in the early decades of the twentieth century, before the Neodarwinian synthesis was developed. The book also develops concepts of time (offered in Bergson's earlier work) which significantly influenced modernist writers and thinkers such as Marcel Proust. For example, Bergson's term "duration" refers to a more individual, subjective experience of time, as opposed to mathematical, objectively measurable "clock time." In Creative Evolution, Bergson suggests that the experience of time as "duration" can best be understood through creative intuition, not through intellect. Harvard philosopher William James intended to write the introduction to the English translation of the book, but died in 1910 prior to its completion.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Creative Evolution: An Alternate Explanation for Darwin's Mechanism of Evolution. To get started finding Creative Evolution: An Alternate Explanation for Darwin's Mechanism of Evolution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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