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PART ONE
BERGSON'S OWN WRITINGS CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED
1878 | SOLUTION OF A MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM. This, his first published work, appeared when he was nineteen years of age in Annales de Mathématiques. (Brisse et Gerono.) It is of interest, as it shows us an early ability in the study of this science. |
1882 | LA SPÉCIALITÉ. Discours au Lycée d'Angers—a publication of sixteen pages; address given at the prize-giving in August of that year. Angers: Imprimerie Lachéze et Dolbeau. |
1884 | EXTRAITS DE LUCRÈCE avec un commentaire, des notes et une étude sur la poésie, la philosophie, la physique, le texte et la langue de Lucrèce. Published Delagrave, Paris, 1884. By 1914 ten editions had appeared. This work is of interest in showing his ability in classical scholarship. Pp. xlvii l59. |
1885 | LA POLITESSE. Another address. This one was given at Clermont-Ferrand, and was published on August 5, 1885, in the local paper Moniteur du Puy de Dôme. It is of interest because in it is to be found his original view of "Grace" which he developed later in the Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience (1889). |
1886 | LA SIMULATION INCONSCIENTE DANS L'ÉTAT D'HYPNOTISME. His first contribution to the Revue philosophique (Vol. XXII, pp. 525-31). It is interesting to note that correspondence following the appearance of this article led to the inclusion in Myers' Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death of a case cited by Bergson (see Vol. I, p. 447), 1901. |
1889 | QUID ARISTOTELES DE LOCO SENSERIT. A Latin thesis, presented along with the following French thesis, for the degree of Docteur-ès-Lettres. Published Alcan, Paris, pp. 82. |
1889 | ESSAI SUR LES DONNÉES IMMÉDIATES DE LA CONSCIENCE. French thesis, presented along with the above Latin thesis, for the degree of Docteur-ès-Lettres. Published by Alcan, Paris, same year, in La Bibliothèque de philosophie contemporaine (pp viii-185) Eighteen editions called for by 1920. English Translation: Time and Free Will, by F. L. Pogson, M.A. Published in 1910 by Swan & Sonnenschein (now George Allen & Unwin) in Library of Philosophy. |
1891 | LA GENÈSE DE L'IDÉE DE TEMPS. A review, published in the Revue philosophique (Vol. for 1891, pp 185-190), of the book by Jean Mane Guyau, La Genèse de l'Idée de Temps, with an introduction by Alfred Fouillée which appeared posthumously in 1890, two years after Guyau's death. |
1895 | LE BON SENS ET LES ÉTUDES CLASSIQUES. Discours au concours général des lycées et collèges, 1895— another prize-giving address. Published in Revue scientifique, 4th Ser., No. 15, pp. 705-713, June, 1901, and by Delalain, Paris, 1895. |
1896 | MATIÈRE ET MÉMOIRE. Essai sur la relation du corps avec l'esprit. Bergson's second notable work Published by Alcan, Paris, in Bibliothèque de philosophie contemporaine, pp iii-280. Thirteen editions by 1919. English Translation: Matter and Memory, by Nancy Margaret Paul and W. S. Palmer. Published 1911, Swan & Sonnenschein (now George Allen & Unwin), in the Library of Philosophy. |
1897 | PRINCIPES DE MÉTAPHYSIQUE ET DE PSYCHOLOGIE D'APRÈS MONSIEUR PAUL JANET. A critical review in Revue philosophique (Vol. XLIV, Nov., 1897, pp. 525-551). |
1900 | LE RIRE. Essai sur la signification du comique. First published as two articles in Revue de Paris, 1900 (Vol. I, pp. 512-545 and pp. 759-791). Book form, Paris (Alcan), 1901, Bibliothèque de philosophie contemporaine, pp. vii-205. By 1919, seventeen editions. English Translation: Laughter—An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic, by Brereton and Rothwell. Published 1911, Macmillan. This essay is based on a lecture given by Bergson while at Clermont-Ferrand, on Feb 18, 1884, a report of which appeared in the local paper Moniteur du Puy de Dôme, Feb. 21, 1884. |
1900 | NOTES SUR LES ORIGINES PSYCHOLOGIES DE NOTRE CROYANCE À LA LOI DE CAUSALITÉ. Short paper of fifteen pages, read at the First International Congress of Philosophy, held in Paris, August 1 to 5, 1900 Published in Bibliothèque du Congrès International de Philosophie, being special numbers of the Revue de métaphysique et de morale. Paris (Armand Colin). Discussion reported in the Revue, Sept, 1900, Vol VIII, pp 655-660. |
1901 | LE RÊVE. Conférence à l'Institut psychologique international. March 26, 1901 Published, Pans, Bulletin de l'Institut, May, 1901; Revue scientifique, June 8, 1901, and abridged, Revue de philosophie, 1901. As Book, Alcan, 1901. Reprinted in the volume of collected papers L'Énergie spiriuelle, 1919, pp 91-116. English Translation: Dreams, by Dr Edwin E Slosson. Published first as articles in the Independent of Oct 23 and 30, 1913 Book form 1914 Fisher Unwin. Reissued in 1920 in Mind-Energy, English Translation of L'Énergie spirituelle. |
1901 | LE PARALLELISME PSYCHO-PHYSIQUE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE POSITIVE. Bergson's first contribution to the Bulletin de la Société française de philosophie, June, 1901. The important lecture in which he defended the propositions set forth on pages 53-54 of this present work. |
1901 | L'INCONSCIENT DANS LA VIE MENTALE. Article in the Bulletin de la Société française de philosophie. |
1901 | LE VOCABULAIRE TECHNIQUE ET CRITIQUE DE LA PHILOSOPHIE. Article in the Bulletin de la Société française de philosophie. |
1902 | L'EFFORT INTELLECTUEL. Article in the Revue philosophique, Jan, 1902, Vol XLIII, pp 1-27. This article supplements parts of the larger work Matière et Mémoire. Reprinted in 1919 in the volume of collected essays, L'Énergie spirituelle, pp 163-202 English Translation in 1920 in volume Mind-Energy (Macmillan). |
1902 | L'INTELLECT ET LA VOLONTÉ Discours au Lycée Voltaire, July, 1902 Published Imprimerie Quelquejeu |
1902 | LE VOCABULAIRE PHILOSOPHIQUE. Collaboration. Bulletin de la Société française de philosophie, July, 1902. |
1903 | RAPPORT SUR LA FONDATION "CARNOT" (1902). Published in Jan, 1903, in Séances et travaux de l'Académie des sciences morales et politiques. Also Mémoires de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques, 1904. |
1903 | INTRODUCTION A LA METAPHYSIQUE. Article in Revue de métaphysique et de morale. Paris, Jan, 1903. English Translation: An Introduction to Metaphysics, by T. E. Hulme Published in 1913, Macmillan. Valuable as an independent statement of his doctrine of Intuition. Not to be regarded as a mere epitome of the larger works, although it makes a good preface to them. To be included in forthcoming volume of collected essays and lectures. |
1903 | LA PLACE ET LE CARACTERE DE LA PHILOSOPHIE DANS L'ENSEIGNEMENT SECONDAIRE. Article in the Bulletin de la Societé française de philosophie, Feb., 1903, p. 44. An address delivered before the Societé in Dec., 1902. |
1903 | LA NOTION DE LA LIBERTE MORALE. Article in the Bulletin de la Societé française de philosophie, April, 1903, p. 101. |
1903 | RAPPORT SUR LE PRIX "HALPHEN." Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques, July, 1903. Also Memoir es de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques, 1904. |
1903 | LA PHILOSOPHIE SOCIALE DE COURNOT. Article in the Bulletin de la Societé française de philosophie, Aug, 1903, p. 229. |
1904 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE RUSKIN "LA BIBLE D'AMIENS." Traduction francaise de M. Proust, Seances de l'Acadimie des sciences morales et politiques, 1904. |
1904 | NOTICE SUR LA VIE ET SUR LES OEUVRES DE FELIX RAVAISSON-MOLLIEN, Lue dans les seances du 20 et 27 fevrier, 1904, de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
Published in Seances et travaux de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques, Paris, 1904, and in Memoires de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques, in 1907. | |
1904 | LE PARALOGISME PSYCHO-PHYSIOLOGIQUE. Lecture given at the Second International Congress of Philosophy held at Geneva from Sept. 4 to 8, 1904. Published in Revue de metaphysique et de morale, numero exceptionel (Nov, 1904). Reprinted in 1919 in the volume of collected essays L'Énergie spirituelle, pp. 203-223, under new title Le Cerveau et la pensee: une illusion philosophique. English Translation, 1920 in volume: Mind-Energy. |
1904 | LES COURBES RESPIRATOIRES PENDANT L'HYPNOSE Article contributed to the Bulletin de l'Institut general psychologique. |
1904 | PREFACE de la Psychologie Rationelle, d'Emile Lubac. Published at Paris, Alcan. Four pages on Intuition. |
1904 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. MORTET "Notes sur le texte des 'Institutiones' de Cassiodore." Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1904 | VISION DE LUEURS DANS L'OBSCURITE PAR LES SENSITIFS. Bulletin de l'Institut general psychologique, Jan., 1904. |
1904 | LES RADIATIONS "N." Bulletin de l'Institut general psychologiques, Jan., 1904. |
1905 | ESPRIT ET MATIERE. Article in the Bulletin de la Societe francaise de philosophie. |
1905 | THEORIE DE LA PERCEPTION. Article in the Bulletin de la Societe francaise de philosophie, March, 1905, pp. 94-95. An address given in Dec., 1904. |
1905 | REPONSE A MONSIEUR RAGEOT. Article in Revue philosophique, Vol LX, p 229. Criticism by Monsieur Rageot appears on p. 84. See Ward on this point. Realm of Ends, p. 307. |
1905 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. OSSIP LOURIE (now Professeur a l'Universite nouvelle de Bruxelles). Le Bonheur et l'intelligence, published by Alcan in 1904. Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1905 | RELATION A WILLIAM JAMES ET A JAMES WARD. A Letter on la duree in the Revue philosophique, Aug., 1905. Vol. LX, pp. 229-230 |
1906 | RAPPORT SUR LE CONCOURS POUR LE PRIX "BORDIN" (1905). Ayant pour sujet "Maine de Biran." Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques, 1906: also Memoires de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques, 1907. |
1906 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. BARDOUX. Essai d'une psychology de l'Angleterre contemporaine (premiere partie). Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1906 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M LUQUET, entitule:— Idees generales de psychologie. Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1906 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. GAULTIER, entitule:— Le Sens de l'art, avec une preface de M. Emile Boutroux. Séances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1907 | L'EVOLUTION CREATRICE. Published by Alcan, Paris, in La Bibliothèque de philosophie contemporaine, 1907 (pp viii 4O3). By 1918 the work was in its twenty-first edition. English Translation: Creative Evolution, by Arthur Mitchell, Ph.D. Published in 1911, Macmillan. This is Bergson's third large work, and his most important, being one of the most profound and original contributions to the philosophieal consideration of the theory of Evolution. "Un livre comme L'Evolution créatrice n'est pas seulement une oeuvre mais une date celle d'une direction nouvelle imprimée a la pensée." Pierre Imbart de la Tour—in Le Pangermanisme et la philosophie de l'histoire. |
1907 | ARTICLE SUR "L'EVOLUTION CREATRICE." Revue du Mois, Sept., 1907, pp. 351-354. Bergson's reply to a critic, M. Le Dantec. |
1907 | VOCABULAIRE PHILOSOPHIQUE. Collaboration. Bulletin de la Societé française de philosophie, Aug., 1907. |
1907 | RAPPORT SUR LE CONCOURS POUR LE PRIX "LE DISSEZ DE PENANRUN." Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques, 1907. PP. 91-102. Also in Memoires de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques, 1909. |
1907 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. BARDOUX. Psychologie de l'Angleterre contemporaine (Deuxieme partie). Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1908 | REPONSE A UNE ENQUETE INTERNATIONALE SUR LA QUESTION RELIGIEUSE. Arranged by the Mercure de France, and published in Paris in the book La Question Religieuse, by Frederic Charpin. Bergson's answer is less than a page. |
1908 | L'INFLUENCE DE SA PHILOSOPHIE SUR LES ELEVES DES LYCEES. Article in the Bulletin de la Societe francaise de philosophie, Jan., 1908 Address delivered before the Societé in the previous Nov. |
1908 | LETTRE SUR L'INFLUENCE DE SA PHILOSOPHIE SUR LES ELEVES DES LYCEES Appended to Binet's L'Evolution de l'ensignement philosophique, in L'Année psychologique, 1908, pp. 230-231. |
1908 | LE SOUVENIR DU PRESENT ET LA FAUSSE RECONAISSANCE. Article in the Revue philosophique, Dec, 1908, pp 561- 593. Reprited in 1919 in the volume of collected essays L'Énergie spirituelle, pp 117-161 English Translation in volume: Mind-Energy. Macmillan, 1920. |
1908 | L'EVOLUTION DE L'INTELLIGENCE GEOMETRIQUE. Article in the Revue de metaphysique et de morale, Jan, 1908, pp. 28-33. Another reply to a critic, Monsieur Borel. |
1908 | VOCABULAIRE PHILOSOPHIQUE. Collaboration. Bulletin de la Societe francaise de philosophie, Aug, 1908. On the words "immediat" and "inconnaissable" |
1908 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. MERLANT, ayant pour sujet "Senancour" Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1908 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. BAZAILLAS, entitule:— Musique et inconscience. Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1908 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. BOIRAC, entitule:— La psychologie inconnue. Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1908 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. NAYRAC. La Fontaine. Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1909 | PREFACE A "GABRIEL TARDE" A volume of the collection Les Grands Philosophes, published by Louis Michaud, Paris. This book was written by Tarde's sons. It is interesting to note that Tarde was Bergson's predecessor in the Chair of Modern Philosophy at the College de France. The Preface (pp. 5 and 6) treats of Causality A volume of this same series devoted to Bergson himself appeared in 1910, by Rene Gillouin. |
1909 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. MEYERSON, entitule:— Identiti et realite. Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1909 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. HENRI DELACROIX. Etudes d'histoire et de psychologie du mysticisme. Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1909 | L'ORGANISATION DES CONGRES DE PHILOSOPHIE. Article in the Bulletin de la Societe francaise de philosophie, Jan., 1909. |
1909 | VOCABULAIRE PHILOSOPHIQUE. Collaboration Bulletin de la Societe francaise de philosophie, Aug., 1909. |
1910 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. WENDELL. La France d'aujourd hui. Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politques. |
1910 | RAPPORT SUR LE CONCOURS POUR LES PRIX "CHARLES L'EVEQUE." Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1910 | JAMES ET BERGSON. Remarques a propos d'un article de Mr. W. B. Pitkin, intitule James and Bergson, or, Who is against Intellect? Mr. Pitkin's article appeared in the Journal of Philosophy, Psychology, and Scientific Methods on April 28, 1910. Bergson's reply appeared in the same journal on July 7th of the same year. |
1910 | NEW INTRODUCTION WRITTEN IN ENGLISH FOR THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MATIERE ET MEMOIRE. This new introduction was subsequently translated into French and prefaced to the next French edition of Matiere et Memoire which appeared. This was the seventh edition. The English translation by Nancy Margaret Paul and W. Scott Palmer was published in 1911 (see note under date 1896). The new introduction called attention mainly to the change in orthodox opinion regarding aphasia which had come about since the original publication of the work in French in 1896—a change of view which only served to make Bergson's opinions appear less novel and more probable. |
1910 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. DAURIAC. Le musicien-poete Wagner: etude de psychologie musicale. Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1910 | RAPPORT SUR UN OUVRAGE DE M. JOUSSAIN. entitule:— Le Fondement psychologique de la morale. Seances de l'Academie des sciences morales et politiques. |
1910 | L'INCONSCIENT DANS LA VIE MENTALE Remarques a propos d'une these soutenue par M. Dwelshauvers (Now Belgian Professor.) An address delivered to the Societe in the previous November. Published in the Bulletin de la Societe francaise de philosophie, Feb., 1910. Here Bergson has another encounter with a critic. As far back as 1901 Bergson contributed to this same periodical an article bearing this title. M. Georges Dwelshauvers criticized Bergson's views in his articles— |
"Raison et Intuition," étude sur la philosophie de M. Bergson, in La Belgique artistique et litteraire, Nov.-Dec., 1905, and April, 1906. | |
"Bergson et la methode intuitive," in the Revue des Mois, Sept., 1907. | |
"De l'intuition dans l'acte de l'esprit," in the Revue de métaphysique et de morale, Jan., 1908. | |
1911 | L'INTUITION PHILOSOPHIQUE. Paper read at the Fourth International Congress of Philosophy, held at Bologna, April 5 to 11, 1911. Published in Nov. in Revue de métaphysique et de morale (Numero exceptionel), pp. 809-827. To reappear in forthcoming second volume of collected papers. |
1911 | LA PERCEPTION DU CHANGEMENT. Deux conférences faites a l'Université d'Oxford, les 26 et 27 Mai, 1911. Published in original French by the Clarendon Press, Oxford, in 1911. (Out of print now.) To reappear in forthcoming second volume of collected essays and lectures. |
1911 | LIFE AND CONSCIOUSNESS. The Huxley Lecture delivered at University of Birmingham, May 29, 1911. Published in The Hibbert Journal for Oct., 1911, Vol X, pp. 24-44, and also in the volume Huxley Memorial Lectures in 1914. In a revised and somewhat developed form this appeared in 1919 in the volume of collected essays and lectures L'Énergie spirituelle, pp. 1-29 (Mind-Energy, 1920). |
1911 | VERITE ET REALITE Introduction of sixteen pages written for the French Translation of William James' Pragmatism. Translated by Le Brun. Published Flammarion, Paris. |
1911 | LES REALITES QUE LA SCIENCE N'ATTEINT PAS. Article in Foi et Vie (French Protestant Review). |
1911 | LA NATURE DE L'AME. Four lectures delivered at the University of London, Oct., 1911. Up to the time of writing, these lectures have not been published Reports are to be found, however, in The Times, Oct 21, 23, 28 and 30, 1911 (For definite information regarding these lectures, I am indebted to Mr. Reginald Rye, Librarian of the University of London, to the University of London Press, and to Professor Bergson himself.) |
1912 | L'AME ET LE CORPS. Conférence faite pour la Societé Foi et Vie. Published in Le Matérialisme actuel, Paris, 1913, Flammarion. During the year 1912, the Paris Review Foi et Vie arranged a series of lectures on Materialism. These were given in Paris, alternating with a series on Pascal, likewise arranged by Foi et Vie, under the direction of in Paul Doumergue, chief editor This was the sixth year in which such courses of lectures had been arranged by this Review. The most of these lectures were subsequently published in the Review itself, but the 1912 lectures on Materialism were issued separately in a volume entitled Le Materialisme actuel, published in the Bibliotheque de philosophie scientifique, with a preface by in Paul Doumergue. Two illustrious names headed the list of lecturers—those of Henri Bergson and the late Henri Poincare. Bergson's lecture bears the title L'Ame et le Corps, pp. 7-48. (I am told by Prof. Bergson that it is a Summary of the four unpublished London lectures.) This was reprinted in 1919 in L'Énergie spirituelle, pp. 31-63 (Mind-Energy, 1920). |
1912 | PREFACE written for the French Translation of Eucken's Der Sinn und der Wert des Lebens Le sens et la valeur de la vie—translated by M. A. Hullet and A. Leicht. Published, Paris, Alcan. |
1912 | LETTER ON HIS PHILOSOPHY IN RELATION TO THEOLOGY. Written to Father de Tonquedec, S J, in the Jesuit periodical Les Etudes of Feb 20, 1912,Vol CXXX, pp 514-515. Father de Tonquedec had criticized Bergson's philosophy from the point of view of Roman Catholic Theology. The following are amongst his criticisms: La Notion de la veritt dans la philosophie nouvelle, Paris, 1908. Comment interpreter l'ordre du monde a-propos du dernier ouvrage de in Bergson, Paris, Beauchesne, 1908. Bergson est-il moniste? Article in Les Annales de philosophie chretienne, March, 1912. Dieu dans l'Evolution créatrice, Beauchesne, 1912, which gives two letters from Bergson |
1913 | FANTOMES DE VIVANTS ET RECHERCHE PSYCHIQUE Presidential address to the British Society for Psychical Research. Delivered at the Aeolian Hall, London, May 28, 1913. Published report in the Times, May 29, 1913; and of the New York Times, Sept 27,1914, Proceedings of the Society, Vol 1914-15, pp 157-175. This address was reprinted in 1919 in L'Energie spirituelle, pp 65-89. English Translation: Mind- Energy, 1920. |
1914 | LETTER TO "LE FIGARO." Letter on his Philosophy generally, March 7, 1914. |
1914 | THE PROBLEM OF PERSONALITY. The Gifford Lectures at Edinburgh University One course of eleven lectures, given in the Spring. The Autumn course was abandoned owing to the War. These lectures have not yet been published. (For information regarding them I am indebted to Mr. F. C. Nicholbon, Librarian of the University of Edinburgh, and to Prof. Bergson himself.) |
1914 | LA FORCE QUI S'USE ET CELLE QUI NE S'USE PAS. Article written for the famous organ of the poilus. Bulletin des Armees de la Republique francaise, Nov. 4, 1914. |
1914 | HOMMAGE AU ROI ALBERT ET AU PEUPLE BELGE. Contribution to King Albert's Book, issued by the Daily Telegraph. |
1915 | LA SIGNIFICATION DE LA GUERRE Collection of War speeches and writings in the series Pages actuelles, 1914-15. Published by Bloud et Gay, Paris, 1915. Small volume of 47 pages Contains: 1. Discours prononce a l'Academie des Sciences morales et politiques le 12 dec, 1914, pp 7-29. This was a Presidential address La Signification de la Guerre. 2. Allocution prononcee a l'Academie le 16 Jan, 1915, a l'occasion de l'installation de M. Alexandre Ribot au fauteuil de la presidence (in succession to Bergson). Reported only in part, pp 33-35. 3. La force qui s'use et celle qui ne s'use pas, pp 39-42. Reprinted from the pages of the Bulletin des Armees de la, Republique francaise, Nov. 4, 1914. 4. Hommage au Roi Albert et au Peuple Belge, pp 45-46. Reprinted from King Albert's Book, War publication of Daily Telegraph. Items Nos 1 and 3 have been translated into English as The Meaning of the War, with preface by Dr. H. Wildon Carr. Published 1915, Fisher Unwin. No. 1 appeared in The Hibbert Journal in English, as "Life and Matter at War," April, 1915, pp. 465-475; and in the American paper The Living Age on July 31, 1915, pp. 259-264 |
1915 | AUTOUR DE LA GUERRE A discourse on the Evolution of German Imperialism, delivered before the Academie des Sciences morales et politiques. Published in La Revue, Feb.-March, 1915, pp. 369-377. |
1915 | LA PHILOSOPHIE. Ouvrage publié sous les auspices du ministre de l'Instruction publique. A delightful little work of 27 pages. Reprinted from La Sciencé française, Tome I. Published in the series of that name by Larousse, Pans, and costing fifty centimes. It is a review of French Philosophy, and contains a bibliography, and portraits of the philosophers, Descartes, Malebranche, Pascal, and Renouvier. |
1916 | LETTRE A PROF. HOFFDING. Published in the original French in the French edition of the Danish Professor's Lectures on Bergson; La Philosophie de Bergson expose et critique par H. Hoffding, Professeur a l'Université de Copenhague. Traduit d'après l'édition danoise avec un avant- propos par Jacques de Coussange et suivi d'une lettre de M. Bergson à l'auteur. Alcan, Paris. The letter, pp. l57-165. |
1917 | PREFACE A "LA MISSION FRANCAISE EN AMERIQUE 24 AVRIL-13 MAI, 1917." Compiled by M. R. Viviani, published, Flammarion, Paris, 1917, pp 264. Bergson's Preface is seven pages. |
1918 | DISCOURS DE RECEPTION. Bergson's address on being received by the Academy. On M. Ollivier. Published by Perrin, Paris. Seance de l'Academie francaise, Jan. 24, 1918, pp. 44. (The work also contains the reply to Bergson by the Director of the Academy, M. Rene Doumic, pp. 45-75.) |
1919 | L'Énergie spirituelle (Essais et Conferences). Felix Alcan's Bibliotheque de philosophie contemporaire, pp. 227. This is a volume of collected essays and lectures of which three editions appeared in 1919. It deals with the concept of mental force, with problems of the interaction of mind and body, and with Bergson's view of "tension" and "detension" in relation to matter and mind. With a brief foreword, explaining that this is the first of a couple of volumes of collected essays, there are seven papers: 1. "La Conscience et la Vie," pp. 1-29. A revised and developed version of "Life and Consciousness," the Huxley Lecture of 1911. 2. "L'Ame et le Corps," pp. 31-63. Reprinted from Le Materialisme actuel. Lecture given in 1912. 3. "Fantomes de Vivants et Recherche Psychique," pp. 65-89. Presidential address of 1913. 4. "Le Reve," pp. 91-116. The lecture of 1901. 5. "Le Souvenir du present et la fausse reconnaissance," pp. 117-161. Reprint from Revue philosophique of article of 1908. 6. "L'Effort intellectuel," pp. 163-202. Reprint from Revue philosophique of article of 1902. 7. "Le Cerveau et la Pensee: une illusion philosophique," pp. 203-223. The Lecture given at the International Congress at Geneva, formerly printed in the Revue de metaphysique et de morale as "Le Paralogisme psycho- physiologique." English Translation: MIND-ENERGY, by Dr. Wildon Carr. Macmillan, 1920. |
The forthcoming second volume of collected essays on The Method of Intuitional Philosophy will contain inter alia: Introduction on "Method." Reprint of "L'Intuition philosophique." Introduction a la metaphysique, "La Perception du Changement." | |
Three articles, bearing the titles "Memoire et reconaissance," "Perception et matiere" and "L'Idee de neant," which appeared respectively in Revue philosophique (1896), Revue de metaphysique et de morale (1896) and Revue philosophique (1906) have been omitted from their places in the above list because they were subsequently incorporated into the larger works Matiere et Memoire and L'Evolution creatrice. |