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Bergsonism

Bergsonism noun: the philosophy of Henri Bergson (1859–1941), French philosopher who argued that processes of immediate experience and intuition are more significant than abstract rationalism and science for understanding reality.

Noun

Bergsonism (uncountable)

  1. The philosophy of Henri Bergson (1859–1941), French philosopher who argued that processes of immediate experience and intuition are more significant than abstract rationalism and science for understanding reality.

Origin of Bergsonism

From Bergson + -ism.

Questions about Bergsonism

What does Bergsonism mean?
Bergsonism means the philosophy of Henri Bergson (1859–1941), French philosopher who argued that processes of immediate experience and intuition are more significant than abstract rationalism and science for understanding reality.
What part of speech is Bergsonism?
Bergsonism is a noun.

Words near Bergsonism in the dictionary

  1. Bergsmas
  2. Bergson
  3. Bergsonian
  4. Bergsonianism
  5. Bergsonians
  6. Bergsonism
  7. Bergsonist
  8. Bergsonistic
  9. Bergsonists
  10. Bergstedt
  11. Bergstedts

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