Bergson and Phenomenology

Often neglected as an influence on phenomenology, Bergson's thought has resurfaced and brought challenges to phenomenology. In a series of original essays and translations, leading scholars of contemporary continental philosophy seek to redress this oversight and inaugurate a dialogue that is long overdue and yet remains pertinent to the future of continental philosophy.

This thematically focused collection reintroduces Bergson to the dominant discourse in continental philosophy (phenomenology), re-evaluates phenomenologists' readings of Bergson (for example Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Levinas and Henry), and examines Bergsonian challenges to phenomenological methods and issues. What emerges is not only a revitalized Bergson read on his own terms, but also a view of the vibrancy of Bergson's thought and its central contributions to perennial issues in phenomenology and contemporary continental philosophy, including dualism, intentionality, subjectivity and selfhood, science, time, ethics, freedom, life and affectivity.