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1 Online-Ressource (xx, 152 pages)
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ISBN:
9781139172509
Series Statement:
Modern European philosophy
Content:
This is a book about the philosophy of Henri Bergson (1859–1941) which shows how relevant Bergson is to much contemporary philosophy. The book takes as its point of departure Bergson's insistence on precision in philosophy. It then discusses a variety of topics including laughter, the nature of time as experienced, how intelligence and language should be construed as a pragmatic product of evolution, and the antinomies of reason represented by magic and religion. This is not just another exposition of Bergson's work. It offers an account of why Bergson commanded such a massive reading public in his own day and why he deserves to be read now. Written in a terse and clear style, this book will prove appealing to teachers and students of philosophy, cognitive science, psychology, religious studies and literature
Content:
A. Bergson's Philosophical Itinerary. B. Motivations -- 1. The Requirement of Precision -- 2. Philosophy and Knowledge: Uses and Misuses of 'Representation'. A. Pure Perception. B. Embodied Perception. C. Recognition and Memory. D. Two Forms of Knowledge. E. Holistic Views of Knowledge and Experience. F. Intensive Magnitudes -- 3. Durance: Unfolding in Time -- 4. Laughter -- 5. Tension -- 6. Aporetic Philosophy. A. Sorites. B. The Weakness of the Will. C. Buridan's Ass -- 7. Branching -- 8. Going Beyond -- 9. Magic and the Primitive: The Antinomies of Pure Intelligence -- 10. Paradoxical Epilogue: Reason Ruefully Repressed
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521413404
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521424028
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Moore, Francis Charles Timothy Bergson Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 1996 ISBN 0521413400
Additional Edition:
ISBN 052142402X
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
Keywords:
Bergson, Henri 1859-1941
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Philosophie
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139172509
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