Article ID: CBB000082946

The case of the falling man: Bergson and chaos theory (1999)

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Description “Conceived as a reaction to 19th-century scientific methods, Bergson's Le Rire (1900) gained a new significance when these same methods were questioned by later scientists. Focusing on how Bergson anticipated some of the ideas of chaos theory, this essay draws parallels between his theory of laughter and the discourse of non-linear dynamics.”


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Authors & Contributors
Massey, Heath
Sinclair, Mark
Badia, Lynn Ann
Taroni, Paolo
Spanio, Enrico Tommaso
Sanchez Rey, M. C.
Concepts
Philosophy
Physics
Science
Time
Relativity
Philosophy of science
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
Places
France
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