| Living Consciousness: The Metaphysical Vision of Henri Bergson Contributor(s): Barnard, G. William (Author) |
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ISBN: 143843958X ISBN-13: 9781438439587 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Religion | Psychology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 194 |
| Series: Suny Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.14 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the 2012 Godbey Authors' Awards presented by the Godbey Lecture Series in Southern Methodist University's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences 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? Is there a philosophically sophisticated way to claim that the survival of consciousness after physical death is not only possible but likely? |