Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team BERGSON AND HIS PHILOSOPHY By J. Alexander Gunn, M. A., Fellow of The University Of Liverpool With An Introduction By Alexander Mair, M. A., Professor of Philosophy in The University Of Liverpool CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION I. LIFE OF BERGSON II. THE REALITY OF CHANGE III. PERCEPTION IV. MEMORY V. THE RELATION OF SOUL AND BODY VI. TIME-TRUE AND FALSE VII. FREEDOM OF THE WILL VIII. EVOLUTION IX. THE GOSPEL OF INTUITION X. ETHICAL AND POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS XI. RELATION TO RELIGION AND THEOLOGY XII. REFLECTIONS APPENDIX: BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX PREFACE The aim of this little work is practical, and it is put forth in the hope that it may be useful to the general reader and to the student of philosophy as an introduction and guide to the study of Bergson's thought. The war has led many to an interest in philosophy and to a study of its problems. Few modern thinkers will be found more fascinating, more suggestive and stimulating than Bergson, and it is hoped that perusal of the following pages will lead to a study of the writings of the philosopher himself. This is a work whose primary aim is the clear exposition of Bergson's ideas, and the arrangement of chapters has been worked out strictly with that end in view. An account of his life is prefixed. An up-to-date bibliography is given, mainly to meet the needs of English readers; all the works of Bergson which have appeared in England or America are given, and the comprehensive list of articles is confined to English and American publications. The concluding chapters endeavour to estimate the value of Bergson's thought in relation to Politics (especially Syndicalism), Ethics, Religion, and the development of thought generally. My thanks are due to Professor Mair, Professor of Philosophy in the University of Liverpool, for having read the MS. while in course of preparation, for contributing an introduction, for giving some helpful criticism and suggestions, and, what is more, for stimulus and encouragement given over several years of student life.