Postcolonial Bergson

by Souleymane Bachir Diagne

Book Overview

Henri Bergson has been the subject of keen interest within French philosophy ever since being championed by Gilles Deleuze and others. Yet his influence extends well beyond European philosophy, especially within Africa and South Asia. Postcolonial Bergson traces the influence of Bergson's thought through the work of two major figures in the postcolonial struggle, Muhammad Iqbal and L opold S dar Senghor. Poets and statesmen as well as philosophers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823285820
• ISBN13: 9780823285822
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.5"