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书名: Philosophy and the Adventure of the Virtual: Bergson and the Time of Life
作者: Keith Ansell-Pearson (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (November 9, 2001)
语言:English
ISBN-10: 0415237289
ISBN-13: 978-0415237284
Book Description
Informed by the philosophy of the virtual, Keith Ansell Pearson offers up one of the most lucid and original works on the central philosophical questions. He asks that if our basic concepts on what it means to be human are wrong then, what is this to mean for our ideas of time, being, consciousness? A critical examination ensues, one informed by a multitude of responses to a large number of philosophers. Under discussion is the mathematical limits as found in Russell, questions on Relativity, Kant's notion of judgement, Popper, Dennett, Dawkins and Proust. He brings into the rapport the concepts of Bergson and their explosive insights into the idea of time.
Review
"My favorite book of the past year was Philosophy and the Adventure of the Virtual.." --Jake Chapman, The Observer
"Philosophy and the Adventure of the Virtual: Bergson and the Time of Life is an important work whose themes will help define the center of philosophical reflection in continental philosophy in the years to come. The book is indispensable reading for those interested in Deleuze, Bergson, and the philosophy of the virtual." --Daniel W. Smith, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
About the Author
Keith Ansell Pearson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick.