Bergson

[ burg-suh n, berg-; French berg-sawn ]

/ ˈbɜrg sən, ˈbɛrg-; French bɛrgˈsɔ̃ /

noun

Hen·ri

[ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/,1859–1941, French philosopher and writer: Nobel Prize in Literature 1927.

OTHER WORDS FROM Bergson

Berg·so·ni·an

[burg-soh-nee-uh n, berg-] /bɜrgˈsoʊ ni ən, bɛrg-/, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for bergson

Professor Bergson and Mr. Beck drank and responded to toasts with eloquent fervor.

Under Four Administrations |Oscar S. Straus
Bergson then proceeds to state and to criticize some of the mischievous ideas which arise from Parallelism.

Bergson and His Philosophy |J. Alexander Gunn
The main weakness of Bergson's philosophy seems to be in not recognising this problem.

An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy |W. Tudor Jones
But let us return to Bergson's favourite and beautiful figure of the artist.

The Christian Faith Under Modern Searchlights |William Hallock Johnson

The original form of consciousness, Bergson asserts, was nearer to Intuition than to Intelligence.

Bergson and His Philosophy |J. Alexander Gunn

British Dictionary definitions for bergson

Bergson

/ (ˈbɜːɡsən, French bɛrksɔn) /

noun

Henri Louis (ɑ̃ri lwi). 1859–1941, French philosopher, who sought to bridge the gap between metaphysics and science. His main works are Memory and Matter (1896, trans. 1911) and Creative Evolution (1907, trans. 1911): Nobel prize for literature 1927

Derived forms of Bergson

Bergsonian (bɜːɡˈsəʊnɪən), adjective, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

Bergson

noun

OTHER WORDS FROM Bergson

Example sentences from the Web for bergson

British Dictionary definitions for bergson

noun

Derived forms of Bergson