The Dialectic of Duration

by Gaston Bachelard

Book Overview

In The Dialectic of Duration Gaston Bachelard addresses the nature of time in response to the writings of his great contemporary, Henri Bergson. For Bachelard, experienced time is irreducibly fractured and interrupted, as indeed are material events. At stake is an entire conception of the physical world, an entire approach to the philosophy of science. It was in this work that Bachelard first marshalled all the components of his visionary philosophy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786600595
• ISBN13: 9781786600592
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary