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When was Creative Evolution published?

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Creative Evolution (originally titled L'Évolution créatrice) by the French philosopher Henri Bergson was published in 1907.12

Regarded as his most famous work, the book explores evolution through the lens of his process philosophy, specifically introducing the concept of the élan vital (vital impulse) to explain the creative and unpredictable nature of life.12