Bergsonism

[ burg-suh-niz-uhm, berg- ]

noun

1. the philosophy of Bergson, emphasizing duration as the central fact of experience and asserting the existence of the élan vital as an original life force essentially governing all organic processes.

Bergsonism

/ ˈbɜːɡsəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. See élan vital
   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 Compare élan vital

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bergsonism¹

First recorded in 1905–10; Bergson + -ism

Example Sentences

Bergsonism, too, he holds to be a baneful influence, as reactionary as the Church which eschews it.

From Project Gutenberg