The third section of this work argues that mathematical induction and deduction are both flawed, since they lead the intellect into a fixed geometrical order.
The third section of this work argues that mathematical induction and deduction are both flawed, since they lead the intellect into a fixed geometrical order. Its author compares an act of will that transcends the intellect to jumping into water in order to learn how to swim. This book uses the image of a painting perceived as a mosaic of tiny squares to refute mechanistic explanations of the human eye, and argues that scientific systems cannot explain organized matter any more than millions of photographs of an object reproduce the actual object. It begins by refuting the existence of separate states of time, arguing instead for continuous duration, and asserts that life develops not merely through the passive idea of natural selection, but through an active force, or elan vital. For 10 points, name this 1907 book presenting an alternative to the Darwinian theory of the title concept, written by Henri Bergson.
The third section of this work argues that mathematical induction and deduction are both flawed, since they lead the intellect into a fixed geometrical order.
{Creative Evolution} [or L'{Evolution créatrice}]