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"Under the aegis of time Suzanne Guerlac displaces matter, intuition, memory, and vitalism of the early twentieth century into the wake of poststructuralism and the dilemmas of nature and culture here and now. This book is a landmark for anyone working in the currents of philosophy, science, and literature. The force and vision of the work will enthuse and inspire every one of its readers." ―Tom Conley, Harvard University "In recent years, we have grown accustomed to philosophical language that is intensely self-conscious and rhetorically thick, often tragic in tone. It is enlivening to read Bergson, who exerts so little rhetorical pressure while exacting such a substantial effort of thoug...
This volume brings together generous selections from his major texts: Time and Free Will, Matter and Memory, Creative Evolution, Mind-Energy, The Creative Mind, The Two Sources of Morality and Religion and Laughter. In addition it features material from the Melanges never before translated in English, such as the correspondence between Bergson and William James. The volume will be an excellent textbook for pedagogic purposes and a helpful source book for philosophers working across the analytic/continental divide.
Henri-Louis Bergson was a French scholar and philosopher who would eventually come to be recognized as one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. This volume served as one of the first overviews of Bergson's work to be published. Geared toward a wider audience of general readers, it serves as a concise and comprehensive introduction to Bergson's philosophy, which emphasized the importance of intuition over scientific rationality.
Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was once the most famous philosopher in the world, but his reputation waned in the latter half of the 20th century. Barry Allen here makes the case for Bergson as a great philosopher, one whose thought has much to contribute to contemporary philosophical questions. Living in Time presents chapters on each of Bergson's four major works, explaining his theories of time, perception, memory, and panpsychic consciousness, his innovative concept of virtual existence, his objection to Darwin, his controversy with Einstein, his philosophy of creative evolution, and his social philosophy of closed and open society. In particular Allen focusses on Bergson's powerful ideas on ...
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In 'The Essential Works of Henri Bergson', the reader is invited to explore the profound philosophy of this influential French thinker. Bergson's literary style is characterized by its clarity and depth, as he delves into concepts such as time, memory, and the nature of consciousness. His work is a cornerstone of the modernist movement, challenging traditional modes of thought and urging readers to embrace the experience of reality in all its complexity. The book is a collection of Bergson's most significant writings, offering a comprehensive insight into his philosophy and its enduring relevance in the 21st century. Henri Bergson, a renowned philosopher and Nobel laureate, was known for his...
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Henri Bergson was an early 20th century French philosopher of the modernist period. Bergson won the Noble Prize in Literature in 1927. There has been a recent interest in his philosophical work. Creative Evolution (1907) is Bergson's best-known work. A New Philosophy Henri Bergson contains 2 articles by Henri Bergson published under the same title in the "Revue des Deux Mondes", 1st and 15th February 1912. Le Roy has added notes enhancing the scope of the articles. An excerpt reads, "We are made as much, and more, for action than for thought," says Mr. Bergson; "or rather, when we follow our natural impulse, it is to act that we think." ("L'Evolution Creatrice") And again, "What we ordinarily call a fact is not reality such as it would appear to an immediate intuition, but an adaptation of reality to practical interests and the demands of social life." ("Matiere et Memoire"). Hence the question which takes precedence of all others is: to distinguish in our common representation of the world, the fact in its true sense from the combinations which we have introduced in view of action and language.
The Collected Works of Henri Bergson is a monumental compilation of the philosophical writings of the esteemed French thinker. Bergson's literary style is characterized by his exploration of the nature of consciousness, time, and free will. His works present a unique blend of intuition and analysis, challenging traditional philosophical approaches with his concept of 'duration.' The depth and originality of Bergson's ideas have had a lasting impact on modern philosophy, particularly on the fields of metaphysics and epistemology. The Collected Works offers readers a comprehensive understanding of Bergson's pivotal contributions to the philosophical discourse of the 20th century. Henri Bergson...