Henri Bergson / Vladimir Jankélévitch ; Alexandre Lefebvre and Nils F. Schott, editors ; translated by Nils F. Schott ; introduction by Alexandre Lefebvre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jankélévitch, Vladimir, author.

Contributor:

Lefebvre, Alexandre, 1979-

Schott, Nils F.

Standardized Title:

Henri Bergson. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941.

Bergson, Henri.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 322 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2015.

Summary:

Appearing in English for the first time, Vladimir Jankélévitch's Henri Bergson is one of the two great commentaries written on Henri Bergson. Gilles Deleuze's Bergsonism renewed interest in the great French philosopher but failed to consider Bergson's experiential and religious perspectives. Here Jankélévitch covers all aspects of Bergson's thought, emphasizing the concepts of time and duration, memory, evolution, simplicity, love, and joy. A friend of Bergson's, Jankélévitch first published this book in 1931 and revised it in 1959 to treat Bergson's later works. This unabridge translation of the 1959 edition includes an editor's introduction, which contestualizes and outlines Jankélévitch's reading of Bergson, additional essays on Bergson by Jankélévitch, and Bergson's letters to Jankélévitch. Book jacket.

Contents:

Organic totalities

Freedom

Soul and body

Life

Heroism and saintliness

The nothingness of concepts and the plenitude of spirit

Simplicity ... and joy

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314) and index.

ISBN:

9780822359166

0822359162

9780822359357

0822359359

OCLC:

890509915