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Four Minute Essays By Dr. Frank Crane: 101 total pages.

J UST now the most powerful spiritual force among intelligent people is Berg­sonism. What is it? Henri Bergson is a professor of philos­ophy in Paris. Crowds attend his lectures; young men are enthusiastic over his ideas; scientists see in him a new leader; women find in him a new religion. However, he himself is a plain, sane man. He has no system. To him Bergsonism is absurd. He says nothing of God, of the soul, of morals. But for all that he has done more than any one man to redeem the twen­tieth century from the nightmare of pes­simism. 58 POUR MINUTE ESSAYS In a nutshell Bergsonism, if I may use the word, is an emphasis upon the instincts of men. The world has been cursed with a rule of reason; philosophy after philosophy has arisen, each rigidly argued out, and the end of all of them has been ashes in the mouth. Henri Bergson leads the sick soul of the world back to its primal feelings. Intelli­gence is merely a critical and practical fac­ulty. The race progresses, creates, moves, and loves by its instincts. This is but a hint of the gist of Bergson.

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