November 29, 2018, at the Linda Hall Library
What can French philosopher Henri Bergson teach us about the history of biology? In this talk, historian of science Emily Herring explores the little-studied case of Bergson’s reception among the biologists of his time to think about the relationship between science and philosophy, both in the history of 20th-century biology, and, more generally, in our current state of affairs in which the humanities are often devalued. Bergson will help us think about how scientific knowledge and other forms of knowledge can be viewed as complementary.
