An Introduction to Metaphysics - Authorized Edition, Revised by the Author, With Additional Material
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Rated 5 starsInformative
A great starting place for someone considering the study of metaphysics. This short treatise will help your understanding of the field and propel you into further and deeper study.
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Rated 5 starsIntellectual Intuition
I haven't read this work in a while, though I read it many times at various points in my adult life. It does, however, stand out for me as the most difficult subject that Philosophy has yet to answer. Or, can it be answered, is probably closer to the point. This is the problem of what we call Intuition. For Bergson, Intuition is a definite, cognative thing. While it might not reflect modern thinking on the mind-brain...
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Rated 4 starsAn Interesting work of Metaphysics/Epistemology
"An Introduction to Metaphysics," is less an introduction to metaphysics than a criticism of its previous ideas. Bergson provides very interesting criticisms of empiricism and rationalism as well as interesting solutions to these problems. Bergson is one of the more intriguing of 20th Century Philosophers and I found this work enjoyable enough to recommend it to anyone with an interest in AND knowledge of the subject. However,...
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Rated 4 starsvaluable despite of any flaws
This book is composed of two introductory essays accompanied by several other essays from various period's in Bergson's life. Thus, there is no flow in the book; one can probably start on any of the essays. However, because the book lacks a direct flow of thought, I found it necessary to often go back and reread sections that are further elaborated on elsewhere. Prior to this book, i was only familiar with Bergson through...
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Rated 5 starsGreat book for students considering Metaphysics.
The author Bergson has written a book that is ideal for students and or anybody considering studying or learning about "Metaphysics". However, I personally feel that somebody who is not a philosopher would do better to study some of Aristotle before looking into studying metaphysics. Nevertheless this book does it's job and does it well in the introduction of metaphysics by telling the reader what it's good for and why...
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