2015 Reprint of 1910 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In this classic treatise Bergson attempts to dispel the philosophical arguments against free will. In human experience, he argues, life is experienced as a continuous and unmeasurable flow rather than as a succession of distinct states of consciousness. Contents: The intensity of psychic states The multiplicity of conscious states the idea of duration The organization of conscious states free will Conclusion.