Henri Bergson

Henri Bergson
Henri Bergson
	Bergson in 1927
Born	Henri-Louis Bergson; 18 October 1859; Paris, Second French Empire
Died	4 January 1941 (aged 81); Paris, German-occupied France
Alma mater	École Normale Supérieure; University of Paris;
Notable work	Time and Free Will (1889); Matter and Memory (1896); Creative Evolution (1907);
Spouse	Louise Neuberger (m. 1891)
Awards	Nobel Prize in Literature (1927)
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Continental philosophy; French spiritualism; philosophy of life; process philosophy;
Institutions	Collège de France
Main interests	Metaphysics; epistemology; philosophy of language; philosophy of mathematics; studies of immediate experience;
Notable ideas	Duration; intuition; affection; élan vital; immediate data of consciousness; open society;
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Henri-Louis Bergson (French: [bɛʁksɔn]; 18 October 1859 – 4 January 1941) was a French philosopher, who was influential in the traditions of analytic philosophy and continental philosophy, especially during the first half of the 20th century until the Second World War, but also after 1966 when Gilles Deleuze published Le Bergsonisme. Bergson is known for his arguments that processes of immediate experience and intuition are more significant than abstract rationalism and science for understanding reality.

Bergson 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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