22 Jun 2026
What is the relationship between truth, time, and reality? Journalist Sam Leith speaks with philosopher and author Victoria Trumbull about the ideas of french philosopher Henri Bergson and his challenge to conventional ways of understanding truth and knowledge. They discuss Bergson’s concept of duration, his critique of purely analytical approaches to reality, and his belief that intuition can provide direct access to the real.

At the heart of the conversation lies a fundamental question: can reality ever be fully captured by concepts and language, or does something always escape our descriptions?

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