Template:Did you know nominations/Einstein-Bergson Debate

***That's a single person's view; to attribute it correctly we'd have to say something like "... that in 1922, Albert Einstein debated the nature of time with the person John Banville called the most famous philosopher alive?" which doesn't really work as a hook. Are there other sources for this claim? (An array of sources saying the same thing would make it possible to say in wikivoice.) [[User:Dclemens1971|Dclemens1971]] ([[User talk:Dclemens1971|talk]]) 21:55, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

***That's a single person's view; to attribute it correctly we'd have to say something like "... that in 1922, Albert Einstein debated the nature of time with the person John Banville called the most famous philosopher alive?" which doesn't really work as a hook. Are there other sources for this claim? (An array of sources saying the same thing would make it possible to say in wikivoice.) [[User:Dclemens1971|Dclemens1971]] ([[User talk:Dclemens1971|talk]]) 21:55, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

****{{ping|Dclemens1971}}The introduction to Emily Herring's Bergson biography "Herald of a Restless World" (Basic Books, New York, 2024) is subtitled "The Most Famous Philosopher in the World." She also writes: “In the early twentieth century, Bergson would become the most famous philosopher in the world for reversing this trend...” (p.16); “Leroy-Beaulieu’s only crime had been to share a lecture theatre with the most famous philosopher in the world.”(p.8); and "“As the first years of the 1900s rolled around, everything was in place for Bergson to become the most famous philosopher in the country—and soon in the world.” (p.72). Other reviews of this book, [https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/01/23/henri-bergson-was-once-the-worlds-most-famous-philosopher here in The Economist] as well as The Nation article above, seem to repeat this claim unproblematically. I hope this is sufficient, let me know if more is needed. [[User:Mafarkafut|Kaspar Hauser]] ([[User talk:Mafarkafut|talk]]) 05:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

****{{ping|Dclemens1971}}The introduction to Emily Herring's Bergson biography "Herald of a Restless World" (Basic Books, New York, 2024) is subtitled "The Most Famous Philosopher in the World." She also writes: “In the early twentieth century, Bergson would become the most famous philosopher in the world for reversing this trend...” (p.16); “Leroy-Beaulieu’s only crime had been to share a lecture theatre with the most famous philosopher in the world.”(p.8); and "“As the first years of the 1900s rolled around, everything was in place for Bergson to become the most famous philosopher in the country—and soon in the world.” (p.72). Other reviews of this book, [https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/01/23/henri-bergson-was-once-the-worlds-most-famous-philosopher here in The Economist] as well as The Nation article above, seem to repeat this claim unproblematically. I hope this is sufficient, let me know if more is needed. [[User:Mafarkafut|Kaspar Hauser]] ([[User talk:Mafarkafut|talk]]) 05:23, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

*****{{ping|Dclemens1971}} Hey just wanted to check back in on this