John Robert Bagby
Biographic Data
| ID | 1104925 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Robert Bagby |
| GIVEN NAMES | John Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Bagby |
| SIGNATURE | BAGBY J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | California Institute of Integral Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5790-2062 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Spinoza and Bergson Through and Beyond Deleuze: Freedom as Undissociated Joy
Two related problems, problems of (in-)compatibility, are addressed to understand Deleuze’s philosophical project and to deepen our understanding of his use of Spinoza and Bergson: that of the compatible and incompatible features of Spinozism and Bergsonism, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the status of metaphysical compatibilism with respect to freedom in all three of their philosophies. I trace the incompatibilities and insist on the v…
Spinoza on the Nature of God: Participating in Collective Empowerment
God plays a central role in Spinoza's philosophy, directly shaping his views of ethics and politics. His theology is examined in light of contemporary perspectives in process philosophy. Analysis of the claim that "The more we understand singular things the more we understand God" (E5p24), shows that Spinoza advances a participatory theology that prioritizes a developmental process that fosters loving-kindness and intellectual generosity. Religio…
Reconstructing Bergson’s Critique of Intensive Magnitude
In “Bergson and Intensive Magnitude: Dismantling his Critique”, Florian Vermeiren argues that Bergson’s critique of intensive magnitude in Time and Free Will is inconsistent with his later philosophy, and even inconsistent with the role of a “difference in degrees of freedom” in Time and Free Will. I argue that it is rather Vermeiren’s analysis which mischaracterizes Bergson’s critique and therefore the interpretation of an inconsistency cannot s…
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Reconstructing Bergson’s Critique of Intensive Magnitude
In “Bergson and Intensive Magnitude: Dismantling his Critique”, Florian Vermeiren argues that Bergson’s critique of intensive magnitude in Time and Free Will is inconsistent with his later philosophy, and even inconsistent with the role of a “difference in degrees of freedom” in Time and Free Will. I argue that it is rather Vermeiren’s analysis which mischaracterizes Bergson’s critique and therefore the interpretation of an inconsistency cannot s…
Spinoza on the Nature of God: Participating in Collective Empowerment
God plays a central role in Spinoza's philosophy, directly shaping his views of ethics and politics. His theology is examined in light of contemporary perspectives in process philosophy. Analysis of the claim that "The more we understand singular things the more we understand God" (E5p24), shows that Spinoza advances a participatory theology that prioritizes a developmental process that fosters loving-kindness and intellectual generosity. Religio…
Spinoza and Bergson Through and Beyond Deleuze: Freedom as Undissociated Joy
Two related problems, problems of (in-)compatibility, are addressed to understand Deleuze’s philosophical project and to deepen our understanding of his use of Spinoza and Bergson: that of the compatible and incompatible features of Spinozism and Bergsonism, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the status of metaphysical compatibilism with respect to freedom in all three of their philosophies. I trace the incompatibilities and insist on the v…
Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis (2 works) · Biofield Effects and Biophysics (1 works) · Citizen journalism (1 works) · Compatibilism (1 works) · Determinism (1 works) · Empowerment (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Free will (1 works) · Incompatibilism (1 works) · Marxism and Critical Theory (1 works)