Bergson: Thinking Backwards
This is a book about the philosophy of Henri Bergson (1859-1941) that shows how relevant Bergson is to much of contemporary philosophy. The book takes as its point of departure Bergson's insistence on precision in philosophy. It then discusses a variety of topics including laughter, the nature of time as experienced, how intelligence and language should be construed as a pragmatic product of evolution, and the antimonies of reason represented by magic and religion. Written in a terse and clear style, this book will prove appealing to teachers and students of philosophy, cognitive science, psychology, religious studies and literature.
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Bergson: Thinking Backwards
This is a book about the philosophy of Henri Bergson (1859-1941) that shows how relevant Bergson is to much of contemporary philosophy. The book takes as its point of departure Bergson's insistence on precision in philosophy. It then discusses a variety of topics including laughter, the nature of time as experienced, how intelligence and language should be construed as a pragmatic product of evolution, and the antimonies of reason represented by magic and religion. Written in a terse and clear style, this book will prove appealing to teachers and students of philosophy, cognitive science, psychology, religious studies and literature.
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Bergson: Thinking Backwards

Bergson: Thinking Backwards

by F. C. T. Moore
Bergson: Thinking Backwards

Bergson: Thinking Backwards

by F. C. T. Moore

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This is a book about the philosophy of Henri Bergson (1859-1941) that shows how relevant Bergson is to much of contemporary philosophy. The book takes as its point of departure Bergson's insistence on precision in philosophy. It then discusses a variety of topics including laughter, the nature of time as experienced, how intelligence and language should be construed as a pragmatic product of evolution, and the antimonies of reason represented by magic and religion. Written in a terse and clear style, this book will prove appealing to teachers and students of philosophy, cognitive science, psychology, religious studies and literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521424028
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 01/26/1996
Series: Modern European Philosophy
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 5.94(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.51(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. The requirement of precision; 2. Philosophy and knowledge; 3. Durance: unfolding in time; 4. Laughter; 5. Tension; 6. Aporetic philosophy; 7. Branching; 8. Going beyond; 9. Chance, magic and the primitive: the antinomies of pure intelligence; 10. Paradoxical epilogue: reason ruefully repressed.
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