Creative evolution and natural selection: @EtheHerring talks about Darwinian and anti-Darwinian Bergsonians. #ISHPSSB19
@EtheHerring Bergson: “Intelligence is characterised by a natural incomprehension of life.” (Creative Evolution, 1907)
@EtheHerring Herring: Bergson saw both mechanistic and teleological views of evolution as flawed. Evolution as a truly unpredictable/creative process. Natural selection not sufficient for creativity. #ISHPSSB19
E.S. Russell: anti-Darwinian Bergsonian.
Julian Huxley: a Darwinian Bergsonian. (Somewhat surprisingly.)
Huxley: “Great is Darwin, and Bergson his poet.”
Herring: Bergson’s arguments about creative evolution used both for and against Darwinian evolution. Being a Bergsonian doesn’t mean you’re a vitalist or anti-Darwinist. We should take his holistic vision of evolution more seriously again today. #ISHPSSB19
Here is @EtheHerring’s paper on Huxley: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…. #ISHPSSB19
Last but not least: Bergson had the best hats! #ISHPSSB19
Also check out @EtheHerring’s @aeonmag piece on Bergson and the ladies: aeon.co/essays/henri-b…. #ISHPSSB19
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