"The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend."
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About Henri Bergson
Henri Bergson was a renowned French philosopher known for his work on the philosophy of time and consciousness. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927 for his rich and vitalizing ideas. Bergson's key works include 'Time and Free Will' and 'Creative Evolution,' where he proposed insightful theories that greatly influenced 20th-century philosophy and had a profound impact on areas such as metaphysics, epistemology, and aesthetics.
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