People talk, indeed, of a "primitive mentality", as, for ex… - Henri Bergson

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People talk, indeed, of a "primitive mentality", as, for example, to-day that of the inferior races, and in days gone by that of humanity in general, at whose door the responsibility for superstition should be laid.

Henri Bergson

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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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