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Gaston Bachelard - Critic of Science and the Imagination (Paperback)
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Gaston Bachelard - Critic of Science and the Imagination (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy
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In this new study, Cristina Chimisso explores the work of the
French Philosopher of Science, Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) by
situating it within French cultural life of the first half of the
century. The book is introduced by a study - based on an analysis
of portraits and literary representations - of how Bachelard's
admirers transformed him into the mythical image of the
Philosopher, the Patriarch and the 'Teacher of Happiness'. Such a
projected image is contrasted with Bachelard's own conception of
philosophy and his personal pedagogical and moral ideas. This
pedagogical orientation is a major feature of Bachelard's texts,
and one which deepens our understanding of the main philosophical
arguments. The primary thesis of the book is based on the
examination of the French educational system of the time and of
French philosophy taught in schools and conceived by contemporary
philosophers. This approach also helps to explain Bachelard's
reception of psychoanalysis and his mastery of modern literature.
Gaston Bachelard: Critic of Science and the Imagination thus allows
for a new reading of Bachelard's body of work, whilst at the same
time providing an insight into twentieth century French culture.
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