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Living consciousness : the metaphysical vision of Henri Bergson / G. William Barnard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barnard, G. William (George William), 1955-
- Series:
- SUNY series in transpersonal and humanistic psychology.
- SUNY series in transpersonal and humanistic psychology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Metaphysics.
- Consciousness.
- Philosophy, Modern.
- Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941.
- Bergson, Henri.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Explores the thought of Henri Bergson, highlighting his compelling theories on the nature of consciousness and its relationship to the physical world.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Living Consciousness
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- A Brief Bio-Historical Preamble
- Introduction
- Section One. Explorations of Consciousness, Authenticity, Time, and Freedom
- 1. The Nature of Consciousness
- 2. Authenticity
- 3. Time
- 4. Quantity and Quality
- 5. Determinism
- 6. Alternative Understandings of the Self
- 7. Freedom
- Liminal Section. The Dynamism of Matter
- 8. The World "Out There"
- 9. Movement
- 10. An Atomistic Understanding of Reality
- 11. Going Beyond Classical Physics
- 12. Melodies of the Self and the World
- Section Two. The Matter of Consciousness and the Consciousness of Matter
- 13. Contemporary Understandings of Consciousness
- 14. Images of the Universe
- 15. Nonlocality and Bergson's Universe of Images
- 16. Perceptions and the Brain
- 17. The Interaction of Perception and Memory
- 18. Moving from Perception to Memory
- 19. The Interweaving of Recollection Memory and Habit Memory
- 20. Ruminations on the Hidden Power of Memory
- 21. The Presence of the Present
- 22. Memory and the Brain
- 23. Mind and Matter as Different Rhythms of Durée
- 24. Embodying Memory
- 25. Becoming Conscious of the Subconscious
- 26. Recollection Memory, Dreams, and the Élan Vital
- 27. Bergson and Non-Ordinary Experiences
- 28. Bergson and the Afterlife
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-325) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781438439594
- 1438439598
- OCLC:
- 775362006
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