Bergson's Philosophy of Will and the War of 1914-1918
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5306337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Sinclair (0000-0003-4909-1671, Institut Universitaire de France, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 467-487 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of Ideas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-5037 • E-ISSN: 1086-3222 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jhi.2016.0020 |
| PMID | 27477346 |
| OpenAlex | W2503133806 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
In his wartime discourses of 1914, Henri Bergson mobilizes his philosophy of creative evolution: France is a nation of creative life able to replenish itself, whereas Germany, for all its technological might, is a mechanistic power bound to wear itself out. This paper shows that this moblization is made possible by Bergson's philosophy of will: life as a creative principle is will, and it is a controllable and commandable willpower that he opposes to Germany. Grasping this is crucial for understanding not only the war discourses but also Bergson's later reflections on technology, modernity, and mysticism
Aesthetics · Creativity · Epistemology · Modernity · Mysticism · Philosophy of life · Political science · Power (physics · Sociology · Theology · Historical and Scientific Studies · Law · Neurology and Historical Studies · Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2020 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |