96 results for 'Bergson, HenriLouis'

Bergsonism by Gilles Deleuze is a companion to Bergson's Matter and Memory, exploring three fundamental concepts: duration, memory, and the élan vital. This work demonstrates the development and...

Vladimir Jankélévitch's comprehensive commentary on Henri Bergson offers a detailed exploration of the French philosopher's thought. This English translation brings together Jankélévitch's two great...

Bergson - Arg Philosophers by Alan Robert LaceyA comprehensive exploration of Henri Bergson's philosophical ideas, this book provides an in-depth analysis of his thought and its significance for...

Henri Bergson was a 20th-century philosopher whose work had a profound impact on generations of thinkers and artists. This introduction to his philosophy sheds new light on familiar aspects of his...

Bergson's revolutionary ideas about life as process and the importance of duration, comedy and joy have made him a celebrated thinker. This collection brings together extracts from his most...

Living in Time: The Philosophy of Henri BergsonThis book presents a comprehensive exploration of Bergson's thought, covering his theories on time, perception, memory, and consciousness. Barry Allen...

Bergson Thinking Beyond the Human Condition by Keith Ansell-Pearson explores the philosophy of Henri Bergson, who believed that traditional approaches to understanding human existence were limited...

Thinking in Time: An Introduction to Henri Bergson by Suzanne Guerlac provides readers with the conceptual and contextual tools necessary for informed appreciation of Bergson's work. This book...

Bergson's Philosophy of Biology: A Systematic Approach to Evolution. Tano S. Posteraro offers a fresh perspective on Henri Bergson's philosophy, focusing on his theory of evolution. Contrary to...

Bergson and the Art of Immanence Painting, Photography, Film brings together 20th-century French philosopher Henri Bergson's work on immanence with the latest ideas in art theory and practice. This...

African Art as Philosophy by Souleymane Bachir Diagne offers a unique analysis of Senegalese philosopher Senghor's work, exploring how Bergson's philosophy is reflected in African art. Diagne...

Philosophers on Film from Bergson to Badiou is an anthology that brings together key writings by major continental philosophers on cinema and film. The collection presents a range of intellectual...

The Image of Law: Deleuze, Bergson, SpinozaThis book explores how French philosopher Gilles Deleuze's ideas can be applied to the concept of law. Lefebvre argues that judges are not just passive...

The Physicist and the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate That Changed Our Understanding of Time by Jimena Canales. In 1922, two influential thinkers, Albert Einstein and Henri Bergson,...

Explore the intersection of philosophy and literature with this original approach to Samuel Beckett's work. Creative Involution: Bergson, Beckett, Deleuze delves into the philosophical trajectory...

The New Century Bergsonism, Phenomenology and Responses to Modern Science by Keith Ansell-Pearson and Alan D. Schrift This volume explores the pivotal period between 1890s and 1930s, marked by...

Albert Einstein and Henri Bergson debated publicly in 1922 about the concept of time. Their discussion was explosive, marking a turning point in our understanding of time. This book tells the story...

Understanding Digital Events: Bergson, Whitehead, and the Experience of the Digital This book introduces an events-based approach to understanding digital experience. It explores subjective...

Becoming Pedagogue Bergson and the Aesthetics, Ethics and Politics of Early Childhood Education and Care by Liselott Mariett Olsson explores the role of education in today's society by reconnecting...

Etienne Gilson's work on Christian philosophy and art remains a subject of interest today. In this collection of essays, Gilson questions whether contemporary reproductions of art are truly art at...

Four influential women played key roles in shaping 19th-century European politics and culture. Maud Gonne, Moina Bergson Mathers, Annie Horniman, and Florence Farr were core members of the Hermetic...

The philosophy of Henri Bergson in full expression. This collection presents Bergson's distinctive theory of evolution, examining nature and intelligence, as well as mechanisms of thought and...

Henri Bergson's 1904-1905 lectures at the Collège de France offer a unique insight into his philosophy of freedom. These extraordinary documents, which convey Bergson's voice and ideas, explore the...

Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic explores how laughter arises from our human experience. Bergson argues that laughter is a response to the mechanistic nature of humans, highlighting the...

Time and Free Will: An Essay on the Immediate Data of Consciousness by Henri-Louis Bergson is a foundational philosophical work that explores the nature of time and human experience. Bergson argues...

Bergson's exploration of memory and matter offers valuable insights into the nature of these complex concepts. While no definitive solutions are presented, Bergson's work clarifies many of the...

Henri Bergson's "Creative Evolution" presents an alternative explanation for Darwin's mechanism of evolution, focusing on four key steps: the vital impulse that creates all living things, diversity...

Henri Bergson's "Memoria y vida" presents a profound exploration of the human experience, delving into two fundamental aspects of existence: the fleeting moments of life and the enduring essence of...

Bergson's most essential writings are collected in this single volume, offering insight into his influential philosophical ideas. The book includes crucial passages from works such as Time and Free...

Matter and Memory: An Essay on the Relation of Body and Spirit is a complex exploration of human nature and the spirituality of memory. Henri Bergson investigates the function of the brain,...

The Matter and Memory by Henri BergsonThis influential work explores the intricate relationship between perception, memory, and consciousness, offering a profound examination of how human experience...

Time and Free Will: An Essay on the Immediate Data of Consciousness by Henri BergsonThis influential philosophical work explores the nature of time, free will, and human consciousness. First...

The Meaning of the War by Henri Louis BergsonThis 1914 lecture explores the complex relationship between war and its influence on human expression, with particular focus on the role of poetry in...

Henri Bergson's Creative Evolution is a groundbreaking work that challenges traditional views of evolution. First published in 1907, this influential philosophical text presents a radical alternative...

The Two Sources of Morality and Religion by Henri Bergson explores the nature of moral obligation and the role of religion in human society. Since primitive times, religion has played a significant...

Henri Bergson's Matter and Memory is a foundational work in philosophy that explores perception, memory, movement, time, matter, and mind. First published in 1896, this influential text has had a...

Henri Bergson's Creative Evolution proposes a unique perspective on evolution, suggesting that it is driven by an élan vital, or a vital impetus, which can also be understood as humanity's natural...

The Two Sources Of Morality And Religion by Henri Bergson is a foundational work in the realm of philosophy. First published in 1911, this influential text explores the relationship between morality...

The Dialectic of Duration by Gaston BachelardBachelard's work addresses the nature of time in response to Henri Bergson's notion of duration, offering an alternative perspective that sees experienced...

Bergson's monumental work explores the connection between mind and body, delving into perception, memory, movement, time, matter, and individual freedom of choice.First published in 1896, this...

Time explores the philosophy of time in Western thought from ancient Greece to the twentieth century. This comprehensive history covers key theories and philosophers, including Aristotle, Nietzsche,...

Reminiscences of a Student's Life by Jane Ellen Harrison is an unforgettable account of a woman ahead of her time. Born in the Yorkshire countryside, Harrison showed an early aptitude for languages...

How Non-being Haunts Being explores how human life is shaped by its absence and incompleteness. By examining thinkers such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Henri Bergson, and others, Corey Anton reveals the...

Opening Bazin: Postwar Film Theory and Its AfterlifeThis collection brings together thirty-three renowned film scholars to explore the work of André Bazin, a key figure in postwar French cinema...

Vladislav Vancura: A Study of Czech Literature's Central Figure This book is the first major analytical study in English of Vladislav Vancura, a leading Czech Avant-garde novelist and dramatist. The...

Psychoanalysis and the Time of Life Durations of the Unconscious Self by Jan Campbell explores the relationship between therapy and time, offering a fresh perspective on psychoanalytic theory. The...

An Introduction To Metaphysics by Henri Bergson is a foundational work in the realm of philosophical thought. First published, this influential text has been selected for its cultural significance...

O Pioneers! is a novel by Willa Cather that explores the lives of immigrants on the Nebraska frontier in the late 19th century.The story follows Alexandra Bergson, a young Swedish immigrant girl who...

Process Mysticism by Daniel A. Dombrowski explores mystical religious experiences through the lens of process philosophy, drawing on the ideas of Charles Hartshorne, Alfred North Whitehead, and Henri...

Only a Joke Can Save Us presents a comprehensive theory of comedy, exploring its universal source in the interplay between lack and excess. By examining the work of philosophers such as Aristotle,...

O Pioneers! by Willa Cather is a powerful exploration of the human experience in the American frontier. Set against the vast and unforgiving landscape of Nebraska, this novel tells the story of...

The Matrix of Modernism: Pound, Eliot, and Early Twentieth-Century ThoughtSanford Schwartz explores the intellectual landscape of early twentieth-century thought, tracing the development of Modernist...

Alexandra Bergson inherits her family's farm after her father's passing, and with it, a chance to prove herself in a challenging era. As the turn of the twentieth century brings hardship for many...

Introduction to a Phenomenology of Life by Renaud Barbaras offers a new approach to understanding life through the lens of phenomenology. This introduction aims to address fundamental philosophical...

Philosophers of Process by Douglas Browning and William T. Myers provides a comprehensive collection of primary texts in process philosophy. This field of study posits that the universe is...

Film consciousness is a concept that has been explored in various film and philosophical discourses, but remains a tangible theory. This critical study revisits key notions such as memory, narrative...

This concise and insightful account of the lives and ideas of the world's great philosophers is a compelling exploration of the history and development of philosophical thought in the Western world...

Elizabeth Grosz's The Nick of Time explores the relationship between time and our understanding of the world. She argues that traditional theories of temporality have significant implications for...

Effort and Grace On the Spiritual Exercise of Philosophy by Simone Kotva explores the tension between effort and grace in spiritual practice. This new theory draws on French spiritualist philosophy...

Filosofía de la naturaleza la otra mirada explores an alternative perspective on the natural world, one that recognizes our interconnectedness with it. This approach is grounded in scientific...

Totemism by Claude Lévi-Strauss is a thought-provoking exploration of the diverse beliefs and practices associated with totemism. This work examines the various theories and criticisms surrounding...

A Secret History of Consciousness by Gary Lachman explores an alternative approach to understanding consciousness that diverges from the scientific view of it as solely a physical phenomenon. This...

This autobiographical novel was one of the last works written by Nikos Kazantzakis before his death. It is a deeply personal account that spans his childhood in Crete and takes him on a spiritual...

William E. Connolly's Pluralism is a concise and accessible exploration of a powerful theory that has developed over two decades.In this book, Connolly defends pluralism as the basis of a territorial...

Cinema I: The Movement-Image by Gilles Deleuze explores the fundamental concepts of cinema through a philosophical lens. Drawing on the work of Henri Bergson, Deleuze sets out to isolate key...

A Study on Authority by Herbert Marcuse This collection of writings is a seminal work in philosophy, analyzing and critiquing major intellectual currents from the Reformation to the Cold War. Marcuse...

O Pioneers! by Willa Cather is a stirring romance set in Nebraska's wild prairies. In this novel, two very different heroines' lives unfold during a time when the frontier broke the spirit of many...

Gilles Deleuze Cinema and Philosophy by Paola Marrati offers a powerful elucidation of Deleuze's philosophy of film. This book explores how cinema is considered as a singular object of philosophical...

The Principles of Deleuzian Philosophy by Koichiro Kokubun offers an original interpretation of Deleuze's philosophy. By focusing on Deleuze's method of 'free indirect discourse', Kokubun locates and...

Félix Ravaisson's Of Habit is a seminal philosophical essay that explores the origins and development of habit. First published in French in 1838, it proposes the principle of habit as the foundation...

Jacques Derrida's most important work on the nature of religion is presented in this essay from 1994-95. Miracle and Machine provides essential background for understanding "Faith and Knowledge", as...

Maine de Biran's 'Of Immediate Apperception' is a foundational work in his philosophy of the will, first presented in 1807. Written as part of a competition on self-awareness and immediate...

Deja Vu and the End of History by Paolo Virno Paolo Virno explores how our experience of time becomes historical, examining the construct of memory, the passage of time, and the concept of "end of...

Willa Cather's O Pioneers! is a powerful novel about a woman's determination to save her family's farm in Nebraska. Alexandra Bergson's passion for the land and her commitment to independence make...

Set against the vast and unforgiving landscape of Nebraska in the late 19th century, O Pioneers! is a powerful tale of pioneering spirit, family, and the unyielding pursuit of one's dreams.The novel...

The Great Plains Trilogy Box Set brings together three novels that cemented Willa Cather's reputation as a writer who exalted the lives of ordinary people. Published in the early 20th century, these...

Homay King explores the concept of the virtual in film, video, and time-based contemporary art through the philosophical works of Henri Bergson, Gilles Deleuze, and Giorgio Agamben. By detaching the...

Conceiving an Alternative Philosophical Resources for an Ecological Civilization by Demian Wheeler and David E. Conner explores how philosophy can help us respond to ecological issues in a creative,...

Sebastian Egenhofer's Towards an Aesthetics of Production explores how art can be understood in terms of its relationship to production and resistance. Building on the ideas of Gilles Deleuze,...

The Course of Recognition by Paul Ricoeur is a philosophical inquiry that explores recognition in its various forms and meanings. Originally delivered as lectures at the Institute for the Human...

Elizabeth Grosz's Time Travels brings together her influential essays to rethink time and duration. By reimagining the relationships between past, present, and future, Grosz reveals how this...

The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms Volume 4: The Metaphysics of Symbolic Forms by Ernst Cassirer Ernst Cassirer's magnum opus, The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms, was left incomplete at his death in 1945...

T.S. Eliot's Parisian Year by Nancy Duvall Hargrove is a meticulously researched study that sheds new light on the formative year in which the renowned poet spent in Paris. During this period, Eliot...

The connection between mind and brain has long been a puzzle in modern Western thought. Historian Larry Sommer McGrath's Making Spirit Matter explores how a group of influential French thinkers in...

Naveeda Khan challenges conventional views of Pakistan's relationship with Islam in this thought-provoking exploration. She argues that Pakistan inherited an aspirational, always-becoming Islam, one...

Desire and Distance: A Phenomenology of Perception by Renaud Barbaras. This book offers a significant new perspective in contemporary phenomenological thought, challenging fundamental philosophical...

The Mists of Special Relativity Time, Consciousness and a Deep Illusion in Physics by Stephen Earle Robbins Phd The standard interpretation of Special Relativity is often presented as a fixed, frozen...

Chaos, Territory, Art: Deleuze and the Framing of the Earth by Elizabeth Grosz explores the connection between art and the forces that shape our world. Drawing on the ideas of Charles Darwin, Henri...

The Racial Discourses of Life Philosophy Négritude, Vitalism, and Modernity by Donna V. Jones explores how life philosophy in the early twentieth century influenced the literary and political...

Process and Aesthetics: An Outline of Whiteheadian Aesthetics and Beyond explores the relationship between aesthetics and philosophy through the lens of Alfred North Whitehead's work. Four scholars...

Disarming Intelligence: A Critical Account of Intelligence in Modern French Literature and Thought This critical study examines how the concept of intelligence was consolidated and contested in...

Desert Islands: and Other Texts, 1953-1974 is a collection of writings by French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. Spanning over two decades, this anthology brings together 40 texts and interviews that...

Judith N. Shklar's Political Thought and Political Thinkers is a collection of essays that sheds light on her significant contribution to liberal theory over the last two decades. This second volume,...

Reflections on Violence, first published in 1906, remains a provocative and thought-provoking work that continues to resonate today. Georges Sorel's critique of bourgeois democracy and his call for a...

Edmund Mendelssohn's White Musical Mythologies explores how modernist thinkers and composers reinterpreted non-European and pre-modern cultures to develop new conceptions of "pure sound". From Erik...

Pierre Bonnard: A Life of Intimacy and Art Pierre Bonnard was a key figure in the development of modern art, and his work continues to captivate audiences today. Born in 1867, Bonnard was part of the...