Henri Bergson: a solution to the mind-body problem?
Keywords:
Bergson, mind-body problem, élan, intuition, consciousnessAbstract
This paper aims to outline the principal philosophical dimensions of Bergson’s idea of mind and its relationship with physical reality. I will examine the treatment of this long-standing metaphysical problem in the works of this philosopher, and I will show that no clear solution to this perennial question of Western thought emerges from Bergson’s account of the nature of mind and matter.References
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