Creative Evolution; An Introduction to Metaphysics; Time and Free Will; Dreams
Henri Bergson, a French philosopher, is renowned for his ideas on time, consciousness, and creativity. He introduced the concept of "élan vital" (vital impulse), which he argued drives evolution and creativity beyond mechanistic explanations, emphasizing the fluid, dynamic nature of reality. Bergson's work, particularly in Creative Evolution and Time and Free Will, challenged the rigid, deterministic frameworks of Western thought and influenced existentialism, phenomenology, and modernist literature, advocating for a more intuitive and experiential understanding of life and consciousness.
