| The Dialectic of Duration Contributor(s): Bachelard, Gaston (Author), Jones, Mary McAllester (Translator), Chimisso, Cristina (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1786600595 ISBN-13: 9781786600592 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $40.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Dewey: 115 |
| LCCN: 2016947516 |
| Series: Groundworks |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.6" W x 8.7" (0.50 lbs) 162 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In The Dialectic of Duration Gaston Bachelard addresses the nature of time in response to the writings of his great contemporary, Henri Bergson. The work is motivated by a refutation of Bergson's notion of duration - 'lived time', experienced as continuous. For Bachelard, experienced time is irreducibly fractured and interrupted, as indeed are material events. At stake is an entire conception of the physical world, an entire approach to the philosophy of science. It was in this work that Bachelard first marshalled all the components of his visionary philosophy of science, with its steady insistence on the human context and subtle encompassing of the irrational within the rational. The Dialectic of Duration reaches far beyond local arguments over the nature of the physical world to gesture toward the building of an entirely new form of philosophy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bachelard, Gaston: - Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dijon and later held the Chair of History of Philosophy of Science at La Sorbonne. His ideas influenced thinkers as diverse as Derrida, Foucault and Barthes.Jones, Mary McAllester: - Mary McAllester Jones is Lecturer in French at Strathclyde University, UK.Chimisso, Cristina: - Cristina Chimisso is Senior Lecturer in European Studies and Philosophy at the Open University, UK. |