"The Two Sources of Morality and Religion" is a monument to 20th-century social and philosophical thought, the final book by the Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (1927), the eminent French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859–1941). After "Creative Evolution," it is his most famous work, having had a profound influence on global philosophical, social, and religious thought. The book explores the ideas of closed and open societies, closed and open moralities, and static and dynamic religion. The author develops profound, original, and prophetic thoughts about society, justice, democracy, the dangers facing modern humanity, and the choices it must make. In addition to Bergson's text, the book contains an introduction and notes that can serve as reference points for readers.
This publication is intended for students and specialists in the social sciences and humanities, as well as anyone interested in profound questions of morality, religion, and social development.