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1、ANewPhilosophy:HenriBergsonANewPhilosophy:HenriBergsonByEdouardleRoy1ANewPhilosophy:HenriBergsonPrefaceThislittlebookisduetotwoarticlespublishedunderthesametitleinthe"RevuedesDeuxMondes",1stand15thFebruary1912.TheirobjectwastopresentMrBergson'sphilosophytothepublicatlarge,givingasshortas
2、ketchaspossible,anddescribing,withouttoominutedetails,thegeneraltrendofhismovement.ThesearticlesIhaveherereprintedintact.ButIhaveadded,intheformofcontinuousnotes,someadditionalexplanationsonpointswhichdidnotcomewithinthescopeofinvestigationintheoriginalsketch.Ineedhardlyaddthatmywork,tho
3、ughthusfarcomplete,doesnotinanywayclaimtobeaprofoundcriticalstudy.Indeed,suchastudy,dealingwithathinkerwhohasnotyetsaidhislastword,wouldtodaybepremature.IhavesimplyaimedatwritinganintroductionwhichwillmakeiteasiertoreadandunderstandMrBergson'sworks,andserveasapreliminaryguidetothosewhode
4、sireinitiationinthenewphilosophy.Ihavethereforefirmlywaivedalltheparaphernaliaoftechnicaldiscussions,andhavemadenocomparisons,learnedorotherwise,betweenMrBergson'steachingandthatofolderphilosophies.Icanconceivenobettermethodofmisunderstandingthepointatissue,Imeanthesimpleunityofproductiv
5、eintuition,thanthatofpigeon-holingnamesofsystems,collectinginstancesofresemblance,makingupanalogies,andspecifyingingredients.Anoriginalphilosophyisnotmeanttobestudiedasamosaicwhichtakestopieces,acompoundwhichanalyses,orabodywhichdissects.Onthecontrary,itisbyconsideringitasalivingact,nota
6、sarathercleverdiscourse,byexaminingthepeculiarexcellenceofitssoulratherthantheformationofitsbody,thattheinquirerwillsucceedinunderstandingit.Properlyspeaking,IhaveonlyappliedtoMrBergsonthemethodwhichhehimselfjustifiablyprescribesinarecentarticle("RevuedeMetaphysiqueetdeMorale",November19
7、11),theonlymethod,infact,whichisinallsensesofthewordfully"exact."Ishallnonethelessbegladifthesebriefpagescanbeofanyinteresttoprofessionalphilosophers,andhaveendeavoured,as2ANewPhilosophy:HenriBergsonfaraspossible,toallowthemtotrace,undertheconciseformulaeemployed,theschem
