| Matter And Memory Contributor(s): Paul, Nancy Margaret (Translator), Palmer, W. Scott (Translator), Bergson, Henri (Author) |
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ISBN: 1453820191 ISBN-13: 9781453820193 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Epistemology - Philosophy | Mind & Body - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (1.45 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Reprint of 1911 English Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Matter and Memory is one of the four main works by the French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859-1941). Its subtitle is "Essay on the relation of body and spirit," and the book presents an analysis of the classical philosophical problems concerning this relation. Within that framework the analysis of memory serves the purpose of clarifying the problem. Matter and Memory was written in reaction to the book The Maladies of Memory by Th odule Ribot, that appeared in 1881. Ribot claimed that the findings of brain science proved that memory is lodged within a particular part of the nervous system; localized within the brain and thus being of a material nature. Bergson was opposed to this reduction of spirit to matter. Defending a clear anti-reductionist position, he considered memory to be of a deeply spiritual nature; the brain serving the need of orienting present action by inserting relevant memories. |