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Bergsonian

Bergsonian

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Relating to Henri Bergson's ideas about time, mind, and creativity
  • adjective
  • /bərˈɡoʊniən/
  • Specialized
: bergsoniano
  • In her lecture, she discussed how Bergsonian thought reshapes our understanding of modern philosophy.

It is unforeseeable time, Bergsonian time, not the hard solid time of Islam or the porch that is the Stoics.

Examples

  • His philosophy of Arabism shows a heavy Bergsonian influence.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Many artists today explore themes that reflect Bergsonian ideas about consciousness and creativity.

  • And one other thing about one other topic would be does creativity lend itself to one or another of these Bergsonian categories?

  • It is unforeseeable time, Bergsonian time, not the hard solid time of Islam or the porch that is the Stoics.

    Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

  • The concept of duration is a key Bergsonian principle that distinguishes his philosophy from others.

Surface Forms

Bergsonian positive

Morphology

Bergsonian = Bergson (transparent) = Bergson + ian

Clearly formed by adding the productive adjectival/person-forming suffix '-ian' to the proper name 'Bergson', preserving the expected meaning 'relating to Bergson'.

Etymology

The word Bergsonian comes from the name Bergson, a French thinker, plus the ending -ian, which means 'of' or 'related to', like in Victorian. So, Bergsonian describes ideas or views that follow Bergson's way of thinking about time, the mind, and creativity.