Emily Herring
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Ghent
Emily Herring is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Ghent in Belgium. She recently completed a PhD in the history and philosophy of science at the University of Leeds. She is the co-editor of The Past, Present, and Future of Integrated History and Philosophy of Science (2019).
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Thinkers and theories
Laughter is vital
For philosopher Henri Bergson, laughter solves a serious human conundrum: how to keep our minds and social lives elastic
Emily Herring
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Thinkers and theories
Henri Bergson, celebrity
Women loved Bergson’s philosophy of creativity, change and freedom, but their enthusiasm fuelled a backlash against him
Emily Herring