| Beyond Bergson Contributor(s): Pitts, Andrea J. (Editor), Westmoreland, Mark William (Editor), Lawlor, Leonard (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1438473524 ISBN-13: 9781438473529 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Social - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 194 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.88 lbs) 274 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Building upon recent interest in Henri Bergson's social and political philosophy, this volume offers a series of fresh and novel perspectives on Bergson's writings through the lenses of critical philosophy of race and decolonial theory. Contributors place Bergson's work in conversation with theorists from Africa, the African Diaspora, and Latin America to examine Bergson's influence on literature, science studies, aesthetics, metaphysics, and social and political philosophy within these geopolitical contexts. The volume pays particular attention to both theoretical and practical forms of critical resistance work, including historical analyses of anti-racist, anti-imperialist, and anti-capitalist movements that have engaged with Bergson's writings-for example, the Négritude movement, the Indigenismo movement, and the Peruvian Socialist Party. These historical and theoretical intersections provide a timely and innovative contribution to the existing scholarship on Bergson, and demonstrate the importance of his thought for contemporary social and political issues. |