Written for the general public in the Revue des Deux Mondes in 1912, Le Roy’s sketch explains Bergson’s method and teaching: the turn from abstract analysis to intuition, real duration, the theory of perception, the critique of language and the creative surge of life. Longer explanatory notes follow the main essay.
A clear way into the philosophy of Bergson by the disciple who later succeeded him at the Collège de France. Download the free EPUB.