Bergson contra Bergson

Race and morality in The Two Sources

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ID6260341
AutoresSimon Glezo (0000-0001-8952-3622, University of Victoria, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen20
Número4
Páginas761-781
Fecha de publicación2021-10-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEuropean Journal of Political Theory (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1474-8851 • E-ISSN: 1741-2730
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1474885119834760
OpenAlexW2922264105
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas17

Interest in the work of Bergson has seen a revival in political theory over the past two decades. Initially, this interest focused primarily on Bergson’s earlier writings. However, recently there has been increased attention to Bergson’s controversial last book – The Two Sources of Morality and Religion. This has had the benefit of bringing attention to a book frequently maligned as uneven and disappointing. At the same time, mostly absent from this renewed interest has been the subject of race. One of the great ironies of The Two Sources is that, even as it calls for an open morality, it relies on a series of regressive, racist and Eurocentric assumptions. It is this article’s contention that, if we are going to see a renewed turn to The Two Sources, we must grapple with these assumptions, both to investigate how they limit the effectiveness of Bergson’s argument, and to ensure that they are not smuggled into our own work. The article goes on to argue that Bergson’s philosophy ultimately gives us the tools to challenge these reactionary elements; that his focus on morality as a dynamic and open-ended process provides us with the opportunity for recognizing the contingent limitations of Bergson’s worldview

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