Time and Free Will (Summarized Edition)

Time and Free Will argues that lived time (durée) is a qualitative flow, not the homogeneous, spatialized time of mechanics. Through analyses of intensity, the interpenetration of mental states, and the famous melody example, Bergson critiques psychophysics' arithmetic of the mind and the determinism it supports. In lucid, image-rich prose, the essay straddles psychology and metaphysics, opposing ...