Our intelligence is the prolongation of our senses. Before we speculate we must live, and life demands that we make use of matter, either with our or… - Henri Bergson

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Our intelligence is the prolongation of our senses. Before we speculate we must live, and life demands that we make use of matter, either with our organs, which are natural tools, or with tools, properly so-called, which are artificial organs. Long before there was a philosophy and a science, the role of the intelligence was already that of manufacturing instruments and guiding the action of our body on surrounding bodies. Science has pushed this labor of the intelligence much further, but has not changed its direction.

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About Henri Bergson

Henri-Louis Bergson (18 October 1859 – 4 January 1941) was a major French philosopher, influential in the first half of the 20th century. He was awarded the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Alternative Names: Henri-Louis Bergson H. Bergson Henry Bergson Henri Louis Bergson Berxon
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