Bergson's Critique of Kant in "Time and Free Will"

Essay from the year 2007 in the subject Philosophy - Philosophy of the 19th Century, grade: 70% - First Class, University of Greenwich, course: Fundamental Texts of Western Philosophy, language: English, abstract: Henri Bergson's philosophy has proved to be revolutionary, with his idea of duration,first introduced in Time and Free Will, having significantly influenced subsequentthinkers of the twentieth century. The central theme of Time and Free Will - Essai SurLes Données Immédiates De La Conscience, in its original French title - is that offreedom, a theme which is also heavily present in Immanuel Kant's philosophy. In thiswork, Bergson attempts to show that free will not only exists but that the argumentsagainst it derive from a misunderstanding of the conception of time. His aim in thisbook is to clarify this misunderstanding and show how the idea of determinism iserroneous, to ultimately prove that absolute free will, in opposition to Kant's view, doesexist.[...]

Product details

• Authors: William Fujii
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.06.2009
• EAN: 9783640350773
• ISBN: 978-3-640-35077-3
• No. of pages: 16
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 40 g
• Series: Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe, Bd. V128649; Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V128649
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > German idealism, 19th century; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day