Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience
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Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience is a foundational 1889 philosophical work by Henri Bergson that explores the nature of time, consciousness, and free will through the concept of durée (duration).
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| Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience Context triple: [Time and Free Will, originalTitle, Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience]
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A.
La Notion de Conscience
"La Notion de Conscience" is an essay by philosopher and psychologist William James that explores the nature and role of consciousness within his framework of radical empiricism.
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B.
Matter and Memory
Matter and Memory is a 1896 philosophical work by Henri Bergson that explores the relationship between perception, memory, and the nature of reality.
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Phenomenology of Perception
Phenomenology of Perception is a foundational 1945 philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that develops a phenomenological account of human experience centered on the lived body and perception.
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D.
The Mind and Its Place in Nature
The Mind and Its Place in Nature is a 1925 philosophical work by C. D. Broad that systematically analyzes theories of mind–body relations and helped shape early 20th-century philosophy of mind.
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E.
Problems of Life and Mind
Problems of Life and Mind is a multi-volume 19th-century philosophical and psychological work by George Henry Lewes that explores the nature of consciousness, knowledge, and scientific method.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience Target entity description: Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience is a foundational 1889 philosophical work by Henri Bergson that explores the nature of time, consciousness, and free will through the concept of durée (duration).
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A.
La Notion de Conscience
"La Notion de Conscience" is an essay by philosopher and psychologist William James that explores the nature and role of consciousness within his framework of radical empiricism.
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B.
Matter and Memory
Matter and Memory is a 1896 philosophical work by Henri Bergson that explores the relationship between perception, memory, and the nature of reality.
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C.
Phenomenology of Perception
Phenomenology of Perception is a foundational 1945 philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that develops a phenomenological account of human experience centered on the lived body and perception.
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D.
The Mind and Its Place in Nature
The Mind and Its Place in Nature is a 1925 philosophical work by C. D. Broad that systematically analyzes theories of mind–body relations and helped shape early 20th-century philosophy of mind.
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E.
Problems of Life and Mind
Problems of Life and Mind is a multi-volume 19th-century philosophical and psychological work by George Henry Lewes that explores the nature of consciousness, knowledge, and scientific method.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French-language book
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| academicOrigin | doctoral thesis ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
mechanistic determinism
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psychological atomism ⓘ spatialization of time ⓘ |
| author | Henri Bergson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
freedom is rooted in the continuity of conscious duration
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inner duration cannot be adequately represented by spatialized, homogeneous time ⓘ time is lived as qualitative duration rather than as quantitative succession of instants ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| examines |
nature of conscious states
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problem of free will and determinism ⓘ relationship between quantitative time and qualitative duration ⓘ |
| genre |
metaphysics
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phenomenology ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| influenced |
French spiritualism
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existentialism ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ process philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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nineteenth-century psychology ⓘ psychophysics ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
inner duration
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intuition ⓘ qualitative multiplicity ⓘ quantitative multiplicity ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
consciousness
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duration ⓘ free will ⓘ time ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of the application of quantitative methods to inner experience
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defense of a non-mechanistic conception of freedom ⓘ introduction of the concept of durée in Bergson’s philosophy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept | durée ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement | Bergsonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
French philosophy
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continental philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1889 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
L’Évolution créatrice
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Matière et mémoire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three chapters ⓘ |
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