# Achilles — A Pluralistic Universe character guide

> Achilles in A Pluralistic Universe by William James.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Achilles

**First appearance:** 0005-lecture-vi-bergson-and-his-critique-of-intellectualism

## Who they are

Mythological Greek hero used in Zeno's paradox of the tortoise.

## Relationships

### [Henri Bergson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_pluralistic_universe_se/characters/henri_bergson)

_psychological_

Bergson uses the paradox of Achilles and the tortoise to illustrate his critique of spatialized time and the limitations of intellectual analysis.

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