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Matter and Memory is a book of cognitive philosophy by Henri
Bergson which discusses the classic problem of how the human mind
and its memories are related to the spirit. Bergson uses the
phenomena of memory to construct arguments in favor of the spirit's
existence. The various types of memory, and how they are related to
the physical world, are discussed. Bergson analyses how memories
are formed, what bearing they have on the world, and how they
ultimately come to constitute their possessor's innate spirit. This
book was originally written by Bergson in response to an essay by
Th odule Ribot, who held that all memory could be traced back to
the brain's nervous system. Thus, the essence of human memory could
be reduced to mere matter, rather than containing a higher,
spiritual element. Bergson fervently disagreed with this opinion,
and strove to write this thesis as a counter to the notion that the
spirit can be reduced to only molecular activity.
Matter and Memory is a book of cognitive philosophy by Henri
Bergson which discusses the classic problem of how the human mind
and its memories are related to the spirit. Bergson uses the
phenomena of memory to construct arguments in favor of the spirit's
existence. The various types of memory, and how they are related to
the physical world, are discussed. Bergson analyses how memories
are formed, what bearing they have on the world, and how they
ultimately come to constitute their possessor's innate spirit. This
book was originally written by Bergson in response to an essay by
Th odule Ribot, who held that all memory could be traced back to
the brain's nervous system. Thus, the essence of human memory could
be reduced to mere matter, rather than containing a higher,
spiritual element. Bergson fervently disagreed with this opinion,
and strove to write this thesis as a counter to the notion that the
spirit can be reduced to only molecular activity.
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Matter and Memory (Paperback)
David G. Payne; Translated by Nancy M Paul, W. Scott Palmer
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Matter and Memory (Paperback)
Henri Louis Bergson; Translated by Nancy M Paul, W. Scott Palmer
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French philosopher Henri Bergson produced four major works in his
lifetime, the second of which, "Matter and Memory," is a
philosophical and complex nineteenth century exploration of human
nature and the spirituality of memory. In this work, Bergson
investigates the function of the brain, and opposes the idea of
memory being of a material nature, lodged within a particular part
of the nervous system. He makes a claim early in this essay that
Matter and Memory "is frankly dualistic," leading to a careful
consideration of the problems in the relation of body and mind. His
theories on sense, dualism, pure perception, concept of virtuality
and famous image of the memory cone often make Bergson's essay a
confusing and challenging existentialist work. However, the years
of research and extensive pathological investigations spent in
preparation for this and other essays have gained Bergson great
distinction as a brilliant, though unjustly neglected, theorist and
philosopher.
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