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Bergson
[ burg-suhn, berg-; French berg-sawn ]
noun
- · [ah, n, -, ree], 1859–1941, French philosopher and writer: Nobel Prize in Literature 1927.
Bergson
/ bɜːɡˈsəʊnɪən; bɛrksɔn; ˈbɜːɡsən /
noun
- BergsonHenri Louis18591941MFrenchPHILOSOPHY: philosopher Henri Louis (ɑ̃ri lwi). 1859–1941, French philosopher, who sought to bridge the gap between metaphysics and science. His main works are Memory and Matter (1896, trans. 1911) and Creative Evolution (1907, trans. 1911): Nobel prize for literature 1927
Derived Forms
- Bergsonian, adjectivenoun
Other yvlog Forms
- ··Ծ· [burg-, soh, -nee-, uh, n, berg-], adjective noun
Example Sentences
His father, Thomas, was a writer and English teacher, and his mother, Dr. Lucy Bergson LaFarge, is editor of The Psychoanalytic Quarterly.
In our conversation, he casually referenced such thinkers as John Ruskin, Bertrand Russell and Henri-Louis Bergson, but was just as quick to ad-lib a flatulence joke.
He stood alongside Simon Bergson, the foundation’s chairman, who was born after the war to Auschwitz survivors, and mentioned his own family history.
The former California governor and Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation Chairman Simon Bergson, the son of Holocaust survivors, highlighted how prejudice can be wiped out in the space of a generation.
He stood alongside Simon Bergson, who was born after the war to Auschwitz survivors, and mentioned his own family history.
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