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Overview"Henri Bergson is famous for his explorations of time as duration, yet he rarely referred to history in his writings. Simultaneously, historians and philosophers of history have generally disregarded Bergson's ideas about the nature of time. Modernity has brought change at an ever-accelerating rate, and one of the results of this has been a tendency toward presentism. Only the here and now matters, as past and future have been absorbed by the ""omnipresent present"" of the digital age. In highlighting the role of history in the work of Bergson, Bergson and History shows how his philosophy of life allows us to revise the modern conception of history. Bergson's philosophy situates history within a broader framework of life as a creative becoming, allowing us to rethink important topics in the study of history, such as historical time, the survival of the past, and historical progress." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Leon ter SchurePublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438476247ISBN 10: 1438476248 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 02 July 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: History, Presentism, Bergsonism 1. The Case of the London Cenotaph 2. Historiography, Modernity, and the Acceleration of Time 3. Bergson and the Crisis of the Modern Regime of Historicity 4. A World Made Out of Time 5. The Survival of the Past 6. Historical Creation 7. The Dream of Progress Conclusion: Assessing Presentism Bibliography IndexReviewsBergson and History is groundbreaking and merits a wide readership in the humanities and social sciences. It is full of fresh and original insights. Ter Schure has read widely and deeply, and there is a productive engagement throughout the book with contemporary resources. - Keith Ansell-Pearson, author of Bergson: Thinking Beyond the Human Condition """Bergson and History is groundbreaking and merits a wide readership in the humanities and social sciences. It is full of fresh and original insights. Ter Schure has read widely and deeply, and there is a productive engagement throughout the book with contemporary resources."" — Keith Ansell-Pearson, author of Bergson: Thinking Beyond the Human Condition" Author InformationLeon ter Schure is an independent scholar who received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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