Philosophy and the Adventure of the Virtual: Bergson and the Time of LifeWith the development of new technologies and the Internet, the notion of the virtual has grown increasingly important. In this lucid collection of essays, Pearson bridges the continental-analytic divide in philosophy, bringing the virtual to centre stage and arguing its importance for re-thinking such central philosophical questions as time and life. Drawing on philosophers from Bergson, Kant and Nietzsche to Proust, Russell, Dennett and Badiou, Pearson examines the limits of continuity, explores relativity, and offers a concept of creative evolution. |
Contents
Introducing time as a virtual multiplicity | 9 |
The time of number | 18 |
Bergson and Russell on continuity | 24 |
Towards an ontology of duration | 35 |
2 | 43 |
the time of life | 70 |
a renewed thinking of the One | 97 |
Bergson and Kant | 115 |
Bergson and finality | 130 |
Bergson on matter and perception | 140 |
Between idealism and realism | 149 |
Beyond the identity thinking of materialism | 155 |
from psychology | 167 |
Notes | 206 |
Bibliography | 230 |
| 242 | |
Other editions - View all
Philosophy and the Adventure of the Virtual Keith Ansell-Pearson,Keith Ansell Pearson Limited preview - 2002 |
Common terms and phrases
abstract action actual aspects Badiou becoming Bergson argues Bergson insists Bergson's thinking Bergsonian brain claim conceived conception consciousness continuity contraction convergent evolution creative evolution critique degree Deleuze Deleuze's Dennett determine difference differentiation discrete distinction divergent lines duration élan vital empirical empiricism essay eternal return example existence experience fact habits homogeneous space Husserl ibid idea idealism illusion immanence infinite insight instants intellect intuition judgement Kant Kant's kind living logical magnitude material mathematical Matter and Memory means mechanism metaphysics monism move movement nature Nietzsche notes notion object ontology organism Parmenides perceive perception phenomenology philosophy physical plane plane of immanence Plotinus Popper position possible present problem psychological pure past question realism reality relation Relativity representation Russell Sartre sensations sense simply space spatial synthesis teleological tendencies theory things thought trans transcendental transcendental idealism unity universe virtual multiplicity whole