So, what's the status on this? Have we gotten clear on Bergson yet? — Caldwell

Bergson, had a very clear point of view. The title of his major work, "Creative Evolution" declares this point of view. However, he was a visionary who was able to intuit the nature of nature as no other, actually suggesting aspects of quantum physics and holography, several decades in advance.

Great philosophers can imagine what it must be by observing patterns of what is. One must be able to see through his eyes to understand all that he wrote. I try must best. But the grand theme is clear, over only had to read the titles of his major works. Stephen Robbins does a spectacular job of narrating Bergson's theory of perception in a photographic (holographic) universe.