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​Henri Bergson

23/2/2022

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​Henri Bergson (1859-1941)
Philosopher, 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature, president of the Society for Psychical Research and theoretician of psi.

Living consciousness: The metaphysical vision of Henri Bergson explores the thought of Henri Bergson, highlighting his compelling theories on the nature of consciousness and its relationship to the physical world.

Living Consciousness examines the brilliant, but now largely ignored, insights of French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859–1941).

Presenting a detailed and accessible analysis of Bergson’s thought, G. William Barnard highlights how Bergson’s understanding of the nature of consciousness and, in particular, its relationship to the physical world remain strikingly relevant to numerous contemporary fields. 
These range from quantum physics and process thought to philosophy of mind, depth psychology, transpersonal theory, and religious studies.

Bergson’s notion of consciousness as a ceaselessly dynamic, inherently temporal substance of reality itself provides a vision that can function as a persuasive alternative to mechanistic and reductionistic understandings of consciousness and reality.

Throughout the work, Barnard offers “ruminations” or neo-Bergsonian responses to a series of vitally important questions such as:

What does it mean to live consciously, authentically, and attuned to our inner depths?
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Is there a philosophically sophisticated way to claim that the survival of consciousness after physical death is not only possible but likely?

“…Barnard has given us a highly readable tour of Henri Bergson’s (1859–1941) thought on consciousness, using it as a pivot point to unfold other major dimensions of his work as well. The book is a welcome addition to the sparse literature on Bergson’s heritage presently available to a broad English-speaking readership.” — Journal of Consciousness Studies.

“…Barnard offers an interesting and relatively accessible foray into Bergson’s works.” — CHOICE

G. William Barnard is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of Exploring Unseen Worlds: William James and the Philosophy of Mysticism, also published by SUNY Press, and coeditor (with Jeffrey J. Kripal) of Crossing Boundaries: Essays on the Ethical Status of Mysticism.

Henri Bergson: Key Writings brings together Bergson's most essential writings in a single volume, including crucial passages from such major work as Time and Free Will, Matter and Memory, Creative Evolution, Mind-Energy, The Creative Mind, The Two Sources of Morality and Religion and Laughter. The book also includes Bergson's correspondences with William James and a chronology of his life and work.

The twentieth century – with its unprecedented advances in technology and scientific understanding – saw the birth of a distinctively new and 'modern' age. Henri Bergson stood as one of the most important philosophical voices of that tumultuous time. An intellectual celebrity in his own life time, his work was widely discussed by such thinkers as William James, Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell, as well as having a profound influence on modernist writers such as Wallace Stevens, Willa Cather and Wyndham Lewis and later thinkers, most notably Gilles Deleuze.


Related Psi People
Keith Ansell-Pearson
G. William Barnard
Jeffrey J. Kripal
John Ó Maoilearca (aka John Mullarkey)

Links
https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/henri-bergson
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https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/bergson/

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