Round 2: Tossup 13

This thinker stated that when humans make fun of animals, it is often because we recognize some human behavior in them. This thinker distinguished between sensori-motor “habit-memory” and unconscious “pure-memory.” This thinker argues that the comic is a strictly human phenomenon in the first notable philosophical work on humor, (10[1])the 1900 book Laughter. This thinker (10[1])proposed a hypothetical reasoning for organism development as a creative impulse that drives life forward. In a debate with a scientist, (10[1])this thinker argued against removing the human experience aspect from time; that (10[1])debate with Albert Einstein came after this thinker published Duration and Simultaneity. For 10 points, name this French intuitionist philosopher who wrote Time and Free Will (10[1])and outlined the “élan vital” in his book Creative Evolution. ■END■ (0[4])

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