Life Lessons from Bergson
β Scribed by Michael Foley
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Series
- Life Lessons
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Nineteenth century French philosopher Henri Bergson emphasized the importance of attention, learning, humour and joy for life. This short book, part of the Life Lessons series from The School of Life, takes Bergsonβs work and highlights his ideas most relevant to solving ordinary everyday dilemmas. Michael Foley shows himself to be a highly informed and adept reader of Bergsonβs writings and makes efficient and effective use of some of their key ideas in this short book, writes Keith Ansell-Pearson.
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