This book connects the philosophy of Henri Bergson to contemporary
debates in metaphysics and analytic philosophy of religion. More
specifically, the book demonstrates how Bergson’s philosophy of time
can respond to the problem of foreknowledge and free will. The
question of how humans can be free if God knows everything has been a
perennial issue of debate in analytic philosophy of religion. The
solution to this problem relies heavily on what one thinks about time.
The problem of time is central to Bergson’s philosophical system. In
this book, the author offers a systematic application of Bergson’s
thought to the freedom and foreknowledge problem. The first chapter
presents a discussion of Bergson’s central concept of la durée
(duration). The subsequent two chapters link la durée to the relation
of time and space. Here the author provides a Bergsonian response to
McTaggart’s argument for the unreality of time and develops a novel
theory of time connected to Bergson’s analysis of temporal
experience. The last three chapters explore the relation between free
will, determinism, and divine foreknowledge. The author reconstructs
Bergson’s theory of freedom and shows how it undermines the
underlying dogmas of contemporary free-will theories. The author then
argues that Bergson’s philosophy can be used to resolve the free
will and foreknowledge problem in the philosophy of religion. The
monograph concludes by opening avenues for new research into Bergson
and analytic philosophy of religion, such as the philosophy of
religious language, the relation between God and modality, religious
experience, and religious pluralism. Henri Bergson and the Philosophy
of Religion will be of interest to scholars and advanced students
working on Bergson, 20th-century continental philosophy, philosophy of
religion, and philosophy of time.
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God, Freedom, and Duration
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ISBN
9781000922332
Publisert
2023
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Routledge
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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