Modern Science And the Illusions of Professor Bergson
The book Modern Science And the Illusions of Professor Bergson was written by author Here you can read free online of Modern Science And the Illusions of Professor Bergson book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Modern Science And the Illusions of Professor Bergson a good or bad book?
Where can I read Modern Science And the Illusions of Professor Bergson for free?
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read Modern Science And the Illusions of Professor Bergson Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book Modern Science And the Illusions of Professor Bergson
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read Modern Science And the Illusions of Professor Bergson Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book Modern Science And the Illusions of Professor Bergson
What reading level is Modern Science And the Illusions of Professor Bergson book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But here again the words are unin- telligible : they are false counters. To talk of a stream being humble, or making itself small is in practical life afafon de pcwler, meaning only that it is a tiny current. Again, regarding life as an effort, we do certainly speak of an effort being humble : and by this we mean a small effort, not aiming at any great results. Now, how are obstacles to be overcome by small efforts, when great efforts have failed ? If the vital impetus finds obstacles in its wa...y, I cannot see how those obstacles can be overcome by reducing the force of the impetus. Yet that is the only possible meaning that the Professor's words can carry. We are of course here in the presence of another of his elegant analogies, which sound so pretty that he has never gone down to the meaning or intelligibility of the words.
We are informed that the true causes of differentiation are 'those which life bore within its bosom. ' 1 How can an impetus have a bosom ? I do not wish to be captious, but Bergson moves in a world of fancy metaphors, which must be torn ruthlessly away when the 1 Creative Evolution, p.
What to read after Modern Science And the Illusions of Professor Bergson?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Hugh Samuel Roger Elliot to read onlineMoreLess
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But here again the words are unin- telligible : they are false counters. To talk of a stream being humble, or making itself small is in practical life afafon de pcwler, meaning only that it is a tiny current. Again, regarding life as an effort, we do certainly speak of an effort being humble : and by this we mean a small effort, not aiming at any great results. Now, how are obstacles to be overcome by small efforts, when great efforts have failed ? If the vital impetus finds obstacles in its wa...y, I cannot see how those obstacles can be overcome by reducing the force of the impetus. Yet that is the only possible meaning that the Professor's words can carry. We are of course here in the presence of another of his elegant analogies, which sound so pretty that he has never gone down to the meaning or intelligibility of the words.
We are informed that the true causes of differentiation are 'those which life bore within its bosom. ' 1 How can an impetus have a bosom ? I do not wish to be captious, but Bergson moves in a world of fancy metaphors, which must be torn ruthlessly away when the 1 Creative Evolution, p.
What to read after Modern Science And the Illusions of Professor Bergson?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Hugh Samuel Roger Elliot to read onlineMoreLess
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
9 / 10
9 / 10
User Reviews: