Remarks on the Theory of Relativity (1922)

On April 22, 1922, the Societé française de Philosophie hosted Albert Einstein for a discussion of the theory of relativity.  In the course of this discussion, Henri Bergson, who was at that time writing Duration and Simultaneity, which explored some of the philosophical implications of Einstein's theory, was asked to share his thoughts.  The resulting remarks offer a glimpse into Bergson's analysis of the concept of simultaneity, and Einstein's brief reply reveals his insistence that time itself, not just "the physicist's time," is relative

Cartas a Gabriel Marcel

Fruto das oficinas de francês supervisionadas por mim junto ao PET/Filosofia, em 2018, o presente documento que o leitor agora dispõe, em primeira mão, em versão bilíngue, corresponde às quatro Correspondências dirigidas por Henri Bergson (1859-1941) a Gabriel Marcel (1889-1973), por ocasião da publicação de o Journal Métaphysique (Diário Metafísico) deste último, em 1927. Trata-se, como segue, de um testemunho fecundo permeado por grande afeto intelectual entre ambos. Marcel tinha em Bergson uma figura da mais alta estima não só por ter sido diretamente um mestre espiritual cujas cursos assistira na juventude, mas, sobretudo, pela maneira como a obra bergsoniana impacta na tradição francesa junto ao debate filosófico que viria influenciar toda uma geração de intelectuais do porte de um Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Ricœur, entre outros. A maneira como o pensamento bergsoniano se reflete em muitas das teses de o Journal é um demonstração inconteste disso. Prof. Dr. Claudinei Aparecido de Freitas da Silva (UNIOESTE

Tracking the triple form of difference: Deleuze's Bergsonism and the Asymmetrical Synthesis of the Sensible

This paper will explore the notions of intensity, the virtual/actual and different/ciation in Gilles Deleuze's work. It will focus in particular on excavating the Bergsonian dimension of these terms in Deleuze's philosophy and their relations to one another. While much has been written on the role of Bergson in shaping Deleuze's virtual/actual philosophy, far less attention has been paid to the way in which Deleuze's thoughts on intensity and the movements of different/ciation are also developed out of his reading of Bergson. To address this I will explicate the 'triple form of difference' that Deleuze locates in Bergson, which includes renditions of intensity and the process of differentiation, after which I will map the movements from this early Bergsonian work to Deleuze's mature position on the matter, as it is found in the final chapter of Difference and Repetition