Creative Evolution

Creative Evolution by Henri Bergson, first published in 1907, is one of his most influential and widely read works, offering a bold and original perspective on life, time, and the process of evolution. In this philosophical treatise, Bergson challenges the mechanistic and Darwinian explanations of evolution, arguing instead for a dynamic, creative force at the heart of life, which he calls the élan vital or "vital impulse."

Bergson contends that life is not a product of static, predetermined laws or random chance but an ongoing, unpredictable unfolding marked by creativity and novelty. He critiques both scientific materialism and traditional metaphysics for their reliance on spatial, fragmented thinking, proposing instead a philosophy rooted in duration (la durée), his concept of lived, qualitative time.

Blending biology, psychology, and metaphysics, Creative Evolution offers a vision of life as a continually evolving process driven by intuition, innovation, and freedom. Its influence extended beyond philosophy to literature, theology, and art, and it remains a landmark in modern thought for its challenge to deterministic models and its embrace of life’s fluid, generative character.

Product Details:

• ISBN: 1420940430
• EAN: 9781420940435
• Publisher: Digireads.com
• Binding: Paperback
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Pub Date: January 01, 2011
• Physical Info: 1.09 cms H x 22.86 cms L x 15.24 cms W (0.28 kgs), 186 pages