But they do not get much support from contemporary scientists or philosophers ... the 15 years or so before the first world war—Bergson was the most famous man in the world, Emily Herring ...

brings to mind the early years of the great Scottish philosopher David Hume. In the early 1730s — still a teenager — Hume abandoned his studies at Edinburgh University, convinced there was ...

Until the beginning of World War I, Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was the most famous philosopher in the world. He attracted overflowing crowds of Parisians to his lectures and was greeted with the same ...

How could a person possibly round up the most famous individuals ... From ancient philosophers to modern icons, these ...

The Swiss-British philosopher Alain de Botton has made a career of bringing high-minded philosophical concepts to the masses with bestselling books like 1997's "How Proust Can Change Your Life ...

Sure, there are times when laziness is the reason for not getting something done, but more often the root of procrastination is fear, says British philosopher and author Alain de Botton on his ...