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Bergson

By Leszek Kolakowski

Bergson Philosophy

Bergson

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Kolakowski shows how Henri Bergson sought to reconcile Darwin's theory with his own beliefs about the nature of the universe. Bergson believed that time could be thought of in two different ways: as an abstract measuring device used for practical purposes, or as duree, the "real" time we actually experience. He also held that all matter is propelled by an internal elan vital, or life-drive, and that the life of the universe is constantly creative and unpredictable. On the basis of these ideas he constructed a system of thought that embraced his views on memory, matter, consciousness, movement, religious morality, and the nature of laughter. His pantheistic and dynamic vision of the universe, which emerged at a time of crisis in Western intellectual life, was symptomatic of the struggle between a rigid scientific determinism and the Christian tradition of a divine creation.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
125
Release Date:
2000-12-01
Publication Date:
2001-02-28
Publisher:
St. Augustine's Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1890318116
ISBN13:
9781890318116
Weight:
181 g
Height:
137 cm
Width:
213 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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