Living in time : the philosophy of Henri Bergson / Barry Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Barry, 1957- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941.

Bergson, Henri.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover

Living in Time

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Introducing Henri Bergson

1. Taking Time Seriously

2. Making Memory Matter

3. Élan Vital

4. Open and Closed

Conclusion

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource.

Other Format:

Print version: Allen, Barry Living in Time

ISBN:

0-19-767164-0

0-19-767162-4

0-19-767163-2

OCLC:

1379469075