Bergson and Philosophy - Couverture souple

Mullarkey, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0268021619 ISBN 13 : 9780268021610

Editeur : University of Notre Dame Press, 2000

Synopsis

Book by Mullarkey John

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Various schools of philosophy have tried to position the thought of Henri Bergson over the last eighty years. In France he has been regarded primarily as an early form of phenomenologist, in the United States and Britain he is still regarded as a vitalist philosopher. This introductory study looks instead at Bergson's use of philosophical form itself and aims to dispel the view that Bergson ever stuck to one type of philosophy at all, be it vitalism or phenomenology. The claim of any one form of thought to the title of 'first philosophy' is challenged by the idea of a Bergsonian metaphilosophy which states that, in a universe with no static foundations, there can never be first philosophies. In other words, if everything is changing, then this must be no less true of philosophy. In pursuit of this approach, John Ó Maoilearca explores each of Bergson's seven major works from a metaphilosophical perspective. Taking each book in chronological order of publication, the first four chapters are devoted to examining one of Bergson's works against the background of current debate within its respective field - the metaphysics of space and time, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of biology, and sociobiology. The remaining four chapters take a problem-based approach examining the role of ethics, ontology, methodology and metaphilosophy in Bergson's thought. This book is an important and lucid reassessment of an influential philosopher which sets his work in philosophical contexts appropriate to his thought. Key Features * Covers all major aspects of Bergson's thought and all his philosophical writings. * Places Bergson's work in its proper philosophical context between Continental and Analytical traditions. * Relates Bergson's ideas to contemporary philosophical debate, showingthe importance of his work to Thomas Nagel, Gilles Deleuze, Emmanuel Levinas, philosophy of mind, biology and ethics. * Written in a clear style which assumes no prior knowledge of Bergson.

Biographie de l'auteur :

John Ó Maoilearca is Professor of Film and Television Studies at Kingston University London. He is the author of Bergson and Philosophy (2009), Post-Continental Philosophy: An Outline (2006), Philosophy and the Moving Image: Refractions of Reality (2010) and is editor, with Beth Lord, of The Continuum Companion to Continental Philosophy (2010). He is editor of the journal Film-Philosophy, and is Chair of the Society for European Philosophy.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0268021619
• ISBN 13: 9780268021610
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 218