Duration, Temporality, Self: Prospects for the Future of Bergsonism

by Elena Fell

What is the nature of time? This new study engages with the philosophy of Henri Bergson on time and proposes a new way of thinking about the effects of future events on the past. According to Bergson, time is an integral feature of real things, just as much as their material or size. When a flower grows, it takes a period of real time for it to flourish, which cannot be quickened or slowed down, nor can it be eliminated from the process of growth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034308833
• ISBN13: 9783034308830
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.0"