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Bergson's explorations of time and consciousness resonated beyond philosophy into literature, art, and psychology. His notion of duration influenced existentialists such as Sartre, and phenomenologists like Merleau-Ponty, who advocated for the significance of lived experience.
In literature, authors such as Marcel Proust and James Joyce drew upon Bergson's ideas to blend past, present, and future within their narratives. Proust's captured memories in In Search of Lost Time and Joyce's fluid exploration of inner experiences in Ulysses illustrate how art can convey the essence of time in ways that traditional scientific constructs cannot.