Discussion and Q&A about the new Bergson biography “Herald of a Restless World” with author Emily Herring – February 19, 2025

The Red Wheelbarrow bookstore – 9 and 11 rue de Médicis, Paris, France
February 19, 2025 at 7 p.m. 
 
Join Dr. Emily Herring, author of the new biography of Henri Bergson Herald of a Restless World, and Dr. Alice Murphy for a conversation about Bergson’s life and philosophy at the The Red Wheelbarrow bookstore. 
 
At the dawn of the twentieth century, Henri Bergson (1859–1941) became the most famous philosopher on earth. Where prior thinkers sketched out a deterministic, predictable universe, he asserted the transformative power of consciousness and creativity. An international celebrity, he made headlines around the world debating luminaries like Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein about free will and time. The vision of creative evolution and freedom he presented was so disruptive that the New York Times branded him “the most dangerous man in the world.”
 
In Herald of a Restless World, Emily Herring recovers how Bergson captivated a society in flux. She shows how his celebration of the time-bending uniqueness of individual experience struck a chord with those shaken by modern technological and social change. Long after he faded from public view, his insights into memory, time, laughter, and creativity continue to shape how we see the world around us
 
 
 

OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Emily Herring (12 février 2025). Discussion and Q&A about the new Bergson biography “Herald of a Restless World” with author Emily Herring – February 19, 2025. Société des amis de Bergson. Consulté le 18 mai 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/13b34


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