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Arthur Mitchell
1872–1953
Best known as an early English-language translator of Henri Bergson, this Kansas philosopher helped introduce major currents of modern French thought to American readers. His work bridges academic philosophy and accessible literary translation.
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Humanistic Studies of the University of Kansas, Vol. 1
by De Witt Clinton Croissant, Edmund Dresser Cressman, Pearl Hogrefe, Arthur Mitchell
About the author
An American scholar and translator, Arthur Mitchell served as an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Kansas. He is most closely associated with the study of Henri Bergson and with bringing Bergson's ideas to English-speaking readers.
Mitchell wrote Studies in Bergson's Philosophy and translated Bergson's Creative Evolution, a book that helped widen the philosopher's reach beyond French audiences. Those works suggest a writer deeply interested in questions of mind, change, and human thought, but also committed to making difficult ideas readable.
Though not a widely known public figure today, Mitchell's name continues to appear in library catalogs, public-domain editions, and academic references. For listeners drawn to classic philosophy, his work offers a glimpse of the moment when Bergson's ideas were being introduced and debated in the English-speaking world.