Interpreting Bergson
Critical Essays

This book is the first collection in twenty years in English to address the whole of Bergson's philosophy.

Alexandre Lefebvre (Edited by), Nils F. Schott (Edited by)

9781108431545, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 September 2021

248 pages, 1 b/w illus.
22.7 x 15.1 x 1.3 cm, 0.37 kg

'Critical Essays is an extraordinary contribution to scholarship on Bergson and the history of philosophy and science.' John R. Bagby, Metascience

Bergson was a pre-eminent European philosopher of the early twentieth century and his work covers all major branches of philosophy. This volume of essays is the first collection in twenty years in English to address the whole of Bergson's philosophy, including his metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science, philosophy of life, aesthetics, ethics, social and political thought, and religion. The essays explore Bergson's influence on a number of different fields, and also extend his thought to pressing issues of our time, including philosophy as a way of life, inclusion and exclusion in politics, ecology, the philosophy of race and discrimination, and religion and its enduring appeal. The volume will be valuable for all who are interested in this important thinker and his continuing relevance.

Introduction Alexandre Lefebvre and Nils F. Schott
1. Bergson's theory of truth Arnaud François
2. What was 'serious philosophy' for the young Bergson? Giuseppe Bianco
3. Bergson and naturalism Stéphane Madelrieux
4. Bergson on the true intellect Leonard Lawlor
5. Bergson's philosophy of art Mark Sinclair
6. Bergson, time, and philosophies of life Suzanne Guerlac
7. Bergson and philosophy as a way of life Keith Ansell-Pearson
8. Bergson and social theory Alexandre Lefebvre and Melanie White
9. Bergson and political theory Richard Vernon
10. Bergson, colonialism, and race Mark Westmoreland
11. Bergson's philosophy of religion Nils F. Schott.

Subject Areas: Ethics & moral philosophy [HPQ], Philosophy: aesthetics [HPN], Philosophy of mind [HPM], Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge [HPK], Western philosophy, from c 1900 - [HPCF]