Biography

Henri Bergson was born on October 18, 1859 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Film socialisme (2010), The Old Place (2000) and Snow (2020). He was married to Louise Neuburger. He died on January 3, 1941 in Paris, France.

Bergson was a French philosopher who was influential in the tradition of analytic philosophy and continental philosophy, especially during the first half of the 20th century until the Second World War, but also after 1966 when Gilles Deleuze published Le Bergsonisme.

He was awarded the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his rich and vitalizing ideas and the brilliant skill with which they have been presented".

In 1930, France awarded him its highest honour, the Grand-Croix de la Legion d'honneur.

Bergson is known for his arguments that processes of immediate experience and intuition are more significant than abstract rationalism and science for understanding reality.

In 1900 the Collège de France selected Bergson to a Chair of Greek and Roman Philosophy, which he held until 1904. He then replaced Gabriel Tarde in the Chair of Modern Philosophy, which he held until 1920.

The cinematograph interests me, as do all inventions. It is capable of suggesting new thoughts to the philosopher. It could help in the synthesis of memory or thought.