The Misuse of Mind by Karin Stephen

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Author Stephen, Karin, 1889-1953
Title The Misuse of Mind
Note Reading ease score: 42.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Summary "The Misuse of Mind" by Karin Stephen is a philosophical study written in the early 20th century. The text explores Henri Bergson's critique of intellectualism, emphasizing the limitations of traditional philosophical methods that rely heavily on analysis and classification. The book aims to provide a deeper understanding of Bergson's view on reality, knowledge, and the processes of thought, striving to present a coherent interpretation of his themes and concepts. The opening of the work sets the stage by introducing Bergson's philosophy and its reception among intellectual circles. Stephen elucidates the common criticism of Bergson as promoting a form of intellectual laziness due to his rejection of rigid logical structures in favor of a more fluid understanding of knowledge. She explains that Bergson’s approach calls for a complete shift in mental habits to grasp the nature of reality and knowledge, proposing that true understanding arises from direct experience rather than abstract concepts and categorizations. This initial portion lays the groundwork for a deeper exploration of how our intellectual biases hinder our understanding of facts as they truly are, as opposed to how we conceptually classify them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Subject Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941
Subject Knowledge, Theory of
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EBook-No. 6336
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 29, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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