Matter and MemoryHenri. Bergson
Matter and Memory
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…was the most important philosopher in the world likely the answer would have been 'Bergson.' I think he still has a lot to say to us in 2013. I'd start with his Introduction to Metaphysics and then to Matter and Memory. Thanks for the exchange Steve, very fun stuff.
on “_why is a role, not a person” ↗…whatever for accepting this view, either in the universe or in the writings of M. Bergson. " -Bertrand Russell Why would anyone think he was qualified to discuss physics? Bergson wrote a book called "Matter and Memory"[2] and his thesis, Time and Free Will[3], where he presented a highly subjective and basically meaningless account of "time." Like others have said, it's sad that his pseudo-intellectual rock throwing…
on “Albert Einstein’s Sci-Fi Stories (2015)” ↗…to the resemblance or quality; it cares little for individual differences. To this discernment of the useful we may surmise that the perception of animals is, in most cases, confined." - Bergson from Matter and Memory Constraints on what we broadly know and understand are constraints on our contact and perception of the world. We can't live in a digital world and be blind to the recursions and graphs in the furniture.
on “On Atwood's Please Don't Learn to Code” ↗