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Bergsonian

/bɜː(ɹ)ɡˈsəʊnɪən/

Bergsonian adjective: of or relating to Henri-Louis Bergson (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.

Adjective

Bergsonian (comparative more Bergsonian, superlative most Bergsonian)

  1. Of or relating to Henri-Louis Bergson (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
    • Jimmie, who was so lost in extensional ‘spatial’ time, was perfectly organised in Bergsonian ‘intentional’ time; what was fugitive, unsustainable, as formal structure, was perfectly stable, perfectly held, as art or will.1985, Oliver Sacks, “The Lost Mariner”, chapter 2 in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Reset 2007 edition), page 41
    Synonyms:
    Bergsonist

Noun

Bergsonian (plural Bergsonians)

  1. A follower of Bergsonian philosophy; an adherent of Bergsonism.
    Synonyms:
    Bergsonist

Synonyms of Bergsonian

Forms of Bergsonian

Adjective
comparativemore Bergsonian
superlativemost Bergsonian
Noun
pluralBergsonians

Origin of Bergsonian

From Bergson + -ian.

Questions about Bergsonian

What does Bergsonian mean?
Bergsonian means of or relating to Henri-Louis Bergson (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
What part of speech is Bergsonian?
Bergsonian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Bergsonian?
Bergsonian is pronounced /bɜː(ɹ)ɡˈsəʊnɪən/.

Words near Bergsonian in the dictionary

  1. bergshrunds
  2. bergslagite
  3. Bergsma
  4. Bergsmas
  5. Bergson
  6. Bergsonian
  7. Bergsonianism
  8. Bergsonians
  9. Bergsonism
  10. Bergsonist
  11. Bergsonistic

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