| Description |
vi, 337 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
The closed and the open in the two sources of morality and religion : a distinction that changes everything / Frédéric Worms -- Bergson, the void, and the politics of life / Suzanne Guerlac -- Equally circular : Bergson and the vague inventions of politics / John Mullarkey -- The art of the future / Claire Colebrook -- Bergson as philosopher of war and theorist of the political / Philippe Soulez -- Anarchy and analogy : the violence of language in Bergson and Sorel / Hisashi Fujita -- Asceticism and sexuality : "cheating nature" in Bergson's The two sources of morality and religion / Leonard Lawlor -- Creative freedom : Henri Bergson and democratic theory / Paulina Ochoa Espejo -- Bergson's critique of practical reason / Carl Power -- Bergson and human rights / Alexandre Lefebvre -- Bergson and Judaism / Vladimir Jankélévitch -- Bergson and Nietzsche on religion : critique, immanence, and affirmation / Keith Ansell-Pearson and Jim Urpeth -- Assurance and confidence in the two sources of morality and religion: a sociological interpretation of the distinction between static religion and dynamic religion / Frédéric Keck -- Tuning into other worlds : Henri Bergson and the radio reception theory of consciousness / G. William Barnard -- James, Bergson, and an open universe / Paola Marrati |
| Summary |
Henri Bergson is primarily known for his work on time, memory, &creativity. His equally innovative interventions into politics &religion have long been neglected. In this book, leading Bergson scholars praise him as a political thinker, illuminating his positions on core concerns within political philosophy. Lefebvre at Uni of Sydney, White at UNSW |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941 -- Political and social views.
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Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941 -- Religion.
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Philosophy and religion.
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Philosophy, French.
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Political science -- Philosophy.
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| Author |
Lefebvre, Alexandre, 1979- editor
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White, Melanie Allison, 1970- editor
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| LC no. |
2011053301 |
| ISBN |
0822352567 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0822352753 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9780822352563 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780822352754 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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