Bergson and His Philosophy

Name: Bergson and His Philosophy
Author: Gunn, John Alexander

Gunn, John Alexander

Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941

1916 LETTRE A PROF. HOFFDING.
   Published in the original French in the French edition
     of the Danish Professor's Lectures on Bergson; La
     Philosophie de Bergson expose et critique par H.
     Hoffding, Professeur a l'Université de Copenhague.
     Traduit d'après l'édition danoise avec un avant-
     propos par Jacques de Coussange et suivi d'une lettre
     de M. Bergson à l'auteur. Alcan, Paris. The letter, pp.
     l57-165.

1917 PREFACE A "LA MISSION FRANCAISE EN
   AMERIQUE 24 AVRIL-13 MAI, 1917."
   Compiled by M. R. Viviani, published, Flammarion,
     Paris, 1917, pp 264. Bergson's Preface is seven pages.

1918 DISCOURS DE RECEPTION.
   Bergson's address on being received by the Academy.
     On M. Ollivier. Published by Perrin, Paris. Seance de
     l'Academie francaise, Jan. 24, 1918, pp. 44. (The work
     also contains the reply to Bergson by the Director of
     the Academy, M. Rene Doumic, pp. 45-75.)

1919 L'ENERGIE SPIRITUELLE (Essais et Conferences).
   Felix Alcan's Bibliotheque de philosophie contemporaire,
     pp. 227.
   This is a volume of collected essays and lectures of which
     three editions appeared in 1919. It deals with the
     concept of mental force, with problems of the interaction
     of mind and body, and with Bergson's view of "tension"
     and "detension" in relation to matter and mind.
   With a brief foreword, explaining that this is the first of a
     couple of volumes of collected essays, there are seven
     papers:
       1. "La Conscience et la Vie," pp. 1-29. A revised and
         developed version of "Life and Consciousness," the
         Huxley Lecture of 1911.
       2. "L'Ame et le Corps," pp. 31-63. Reprinted from
         Le Materialisme actuel. Lecture given in 1912.
       3. "Fantomes de Vivants et Recherche Psychique,"
         pp. 65-89. Presidential address of 1913.
       4. "Le Reve," pp. 91-116. The lecture of 1901.
       5. "Le Souvenir du present et la fausse reconnaissance,"
         pp. 117-161. Reprint from Revue philosophique of
         article of 1908.
       6. "L'Effort intellectuel," pp. 163-202. Reprint from
         Revue philosophique of article of 1902.
       7. "Le Cerveau et la Pensee: une illusion philosophique,"
         pp. 203-223. The Lecture given at the International
         Congress at Geneva, formerly printed in the Revue de
         metaphysique et de morale as "Le Paralogisme psycho-
         physiologique."
       English Translation: MIND-ENERGY, by Dr. Wildon Carr.
         Macmillan, 1920.

   The forthcoming second volume of collected essays on The
     Method of Intuitional Philosophy will contain inter alia:
     Introduction on "Method."
   Reprint of "L'Intuition philosophique." Introduction a la
     metaphysique, "La Perception du Changement."

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Philosophy

Bergson and His Philosophy

Gunn, John Alexander

Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941

1916 LETTRE A PROF. HOFFDING.
   Published in the original French in the French edition
     of the Danish Professor's Lectures on Bergson; La
     Philosophie de Bergson expose et critique par H.
     Hoffding, Professeur a l'Université de Copenhague.
     Traduit d'après l'édition danoise avec un avant-
     propos par Jacques de Coussange et suivi d'une lettre
     de M. Bergson à l'auteur. Alcan, Paris. The letter, pp.
     l57-165.

1917 PREFACE A "LA MISSION FRANCAISE EN
   AMERIQUE 24 AVRIL-13 MAI, 1917."
   Compiled by M. R. Viviani, published, Flammarion,
     Paris, 1917, pp 264. Bergson's Preface is seven pages.

1918 DISCOURS DE RECEPTION.
   Bergson's address on being received by the Academy.
     On M. Ollivier. Published by Perrin, Paris. Seance de
     l'Academie francaise, Jan. 24, 1918, pp. 44. (The work
     also contains the reply to Bergson by the Director of
     the Academy, M. Rene Doumic, pp. 45-75.)

1919 L'ENERGIE SPIRITUELLE (Essais et Conferences).
   Felix Alcan's Bibliotheque de philosophie contemporaire,
     pp. 227.
   This is a volume of collected essays and lectures of which
     three editions appeared in 1919. It deals with the
     concept of mental force, with problems of the interaction
     of mind and body, and with Bergson's view of "tension"
     and "detension" in relation to matter and mind.
   With a brief foreword, explaining that this is the first of a
     couple of volumes of collected essays, there are seven
     papers:
       1. "La Conscience et la Vie," pp. 1-29. A revised and
         developed version of "Life and Consciousness," the
         Huxley Lecture of 1911.
       2. "L'Ame et le Corps," pp. 31-63. Reprinted from
         Le Materialisme actuel. Lecture given in 1912.
       3. "Fantomes de Vivants et Recherche Psychique,"
         pp. 65-89. Presidential address of 1913.
       4. "Le Reve," pp. 91-116. The lecture of 1901.
       5. "Le Souvenir du present et la fausse reconnaissance,"
         pp. 117-161. Reprint from Revue philosophique of
         article of 1908.
       6. "L'Effort intellectuel," pp. 163-202. Reprint from
         Revue philosophique of article of 1902.
       7. "Le Cerveau et la Pensee: une illusion philosophique,"
         pp. 203-223. The Lecture given at the International
         Congress at Geneva, formerly printed in the Revue de
         metaphysique et de morale as "Le Paralogisme psycho-
         physiologique."
       English Translation: MIND-ENERGY, by Dr. Wildon Carr.
         Macmillan, 1920.

   The forthcoming second volume of collected essays on The
     Method of Intuitional Philosophy will contain inter alia:
     Introduction on "Method."
   Reprint of "L'Intuition philosophique." Introduction a la
     metaphysique, "La Perception du Changement."

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