Definition of 'Bergsonism'
noun
the philosophy of Henri Bergson, which emphasizes duration as the basic element of experience and asserts the existence of a life-giving force that permeates the entire natural order
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noun
the philosophy of Bergson, which maintains that there is an original life force (élan vital) that is carried through all successive generations and that is the substance of consciousness and nature
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