Bergsonian

== English == === Etymology === From Bergson +‎ -ian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɜː(ɹ)ɡˈsəʊnɪən/ === Adjective === Bergsonian (comparative more Bergsonian, superlative most Bergsonian) Of or relating to Henri-Louis Bergson (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality. Synonym: Bergsonist 1985, Oliver Sacks, “The Lost Mariner”, chapter 2 in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Reset 2007 edition), page 41: Jimmie, who was so lost in extensional ‘spatial’ time, was perfectly organised in Bergsonian ‘intentional’ time; what was fugitive, unsustainable, as formal structure, was perfectly stable, perfectly held, as art or will. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Bergsonian (plural Bergsonians) A follower of Bergsonian philosophy; an adherent of Bergsonism. Synonym: Bergsonist