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Bergson

[burg-suhn, berg-; Fr. berg-sawn]

noun

Hen·ri

[ahn-ree] , 1859–1941, French philosopher and writer: Nobel prize for literature 1927.

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Berg·so·ni·an

[burg-soh-nee-uhn, berg-] , adjective, noun

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Bergson (ˈbɜːɡs^ən, French bɛrksɔn)

—n
	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

Bergsonian

—*adj*, —n

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