O my Bergson, you are a magician, and your book is a marvel, a real wo…

William James
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O my Bergson, you are a magician, and your book is a marvel, a real wonder in the history of philosophy . . . In finishing it I found . . . such a flavor of persistent euphony, as of a rich river that never foamed or ran thin, but steadily and firmly proceeded with its banks full to the brim. ✨ William James (1961). Selected Letters
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