"Time and Free Will: An Essay on the Immediate Data of Consciousness" by Henri Bergson is a philosophical exploration that questions how we understand time, our awareness, and our capacity to make our own choices. It argues against the idea that everything is predetermined, highlighting the importance of lived experience and the quality of our experiences. The text begins by looking at how strong our feelings and sensations can be and wonders how we perceive and measure them. Bergson argues that we can't measure feelings like we measure things in the physical world, and suggests that our awareness is a complicated, connected stream of experiences. This investigation into the strength of our senses leads to a bigger question about how our awareness relates to our ability to choose freely, inviting the reader on a journey blending observation with understanding.
Time and Free Will: An Essay on the Immediate Data of Consciousness
By Henri Bergson
Can our feelings be measured, and are our choices truly our own, or are they determined by something else?
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About the AuthorHenri-Louis Bergson 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.
Henri-Louis Bergson 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.
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