Bergson's Scientific Metaphysics: Matter and Memory Today

This volume explores Bergson's key ideas in Matter and Memory in dialogue with contemporary themes on memory and time in science, across analytic and continental philosophy, with a focus on cognitive science. It offers alternative analytic interpretations to the standard continental approach, highlighting the relevance of philosophies of mind and memory and the role of a metaphysics of time in exploring connections to psychology, biology, and physics. It includes essays on Bergson's ideas on dualism, memory, and ecological theories of perception, as well as his contemporaries.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 18 May 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bergson's key ideas from "Matter and Memory" are explored in this volume in the context of contemporary themes on memory and time in science, spanning analytic and continental philosophy. The essays focus specifically on the application of Bergson's ideas to cognitive science, with a particular emphasis on the circuit between perception and memory. By re-reading Bergson through a cognitive lens, the essays offer alternative analytic interpretations to the standard continental approach, without dismissing either approach entirely. The relevance of philosophies of mind and memory is explored alongside the role of a metaphysics of time in understanding connections to psychology, biology, and physics. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the precise nature of Bergson's ideas on dualism, memory, and ecological theories of perception, particularly in relation to his contemporaries. Led by prominent Bergson scholars from France and Japan, the book charts the rich terrain of Bergson's contemporary relevance while also providing a historical context for his ideas.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350341975