Creative Evolution · Henri Bergson
CHAPTER II
Chapter 2 of 8 · 1 min read
THE DIVERGENT DIRECTIONS OF THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE—TORPOR, INTELLIGENCE, INSTINCT
General idea of the evolutionary process—Growth—Divergent and complementary tendencies—The meaning of progress and of adaptation 98
The relation of the animal to the plant—General tendency of animal life—The development of animal life 105
The main directions of the evolution of life: torpor, intelligence, instinct 135
The nature of the intellect 151
The nature of instinct 165
Life and consciousness—The apparent place of man in nature 176
