Deleuze's Bergsonism - (Critical Introductions and Guides) by Craig Lundy (Paperback)

About the Book

This critical introduction and guide to Gilles Deleuze's 1988 book Bergsonism gives readers of both Deleuze and Bergson an opportunity to discover and fully connect with the philosophical encounter between these two great thinkers.

Book Synopsis

Henri-Louis Bergson (1859-1941) was a French philosopher who is widely and rightly regarded to be amongst the most significant thinkers for Gilles Deleuze's work. In turn, Deleuze is largely responsible for reviving and contouring the prevailing interest in Bergson's work through his 1988 book Bergsonism. This critical introduction and guide to Bergsonism gives readers of both Deleuze and Bergson an opportunity to discover and fully connect with the philosophical encounter between these two great thinkers.

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'Craig Lundy takes us on an unprecedented exploration of the interior of Deleuze's philosophy. Starting from a remarkable reading of Deleuze's Bergsonism, Lundy shows with great clarity how Deleuze's main concepts started taking shape here and to what extent his entire oeuvre remained infused by the ideas he developed in this book dedicated to Bergson. Lundy's book is at once a magnificent introduction to Deleuze's thought and much more than that. By revisiting the question of Bergsonism in Deleuze's terms, Lundy highlights the invention of an entire philosophical scene whose relevance for today he means to reclaim.' Didier Debaise, Professor of Philosophy, Free University of Brussels The first book dedicated to Deleuze's seminal study of Bergson Henri Bergson is widely accepted as one of the most significant thinkers for Gilles Deleuze's work. It is also frequently noted that Deleuze is largely responsible for having revived and contoured the prevailing interest in Bergson's work. Craig Lundy gives readers of Deleuze and Bergson an opportunity to discover and fully connect with an encounter that continues to exert enormous influence over the course of contemporary thought. Key Features - Provides a critical analysis of Deleuze's engagement with Bergson, situating it within the broader trajectory of Bergson's 20th-21st century reception - Explains the origin of concepts central to Deleuze's work, such as multiplicity and the virtual - Demonstrates in detail how the various components of Deleuze's Bergsonism work together to create a productive and progressively emergent whole Craig Lundy is a Senior Lecturer in Social Theory at Nottingham Trent University. He is the author of History and Becoming: Deleuze's Philosophy of Creativity (2012) and co-editor with Daniela Voss of At the Edges of Thought: Deleuze and Post-Kantian Philosophy (2015), both Edinburgh University Press. Cover image: IvanBastien/iStockphoto.com Cover design: www.paulsmithdesign.com edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-1430-2

Review Quotes

As well as being a serious and dedicated scholar of Deleuze and Bergson, Lundy shows in this book that he is an assured and able writer. Overall, he succeeds in ably guiding the untutored reader through the intricate details and complex depths of Deleuze's engagement with Bergson and his attachment to 'Bergsonism' as a project of original philosophy... Each of Lundy's chapters contains helpful and succinct demonstrations and, overall, he does a superb job of illuminating the character of Deleuze's engagement with Bergson and showing why without an appreciation of his ideas Deleuze's own philosophy is largely unintelligible.--Keith Ansell-Pearson, University of Warwick "NDPR"

Craig Lundy takes us on an unprecedented exploration of the interior of Deleuze's philosophy. Starting from a remarkable reading of Deleuze's Bergsonism, Lundy shows with great clarity how Deleuze's main concepts started taking shape here and to what extent his entire oeuvre remained infused by the ideas he developed in this book dedicated to Bergson. Lundy's book is at once a magnificent introduction to Deleuze's thought and much more than that. By revisiting the question of Bergsonism in Deleuze's terms, Lundy highlights the invention of an entire philosophical scene whose relevance for today he means to reclaim.-- "Didier Debaise, Free University of Brussels"

About the Author

Craig Lundy is Reader in Politics at London Metropolitan University. He is the author of Deleuze's Bergsonism (2018), History and Becoming: Deleuze's Philosophy of Creativity (2012) and co-editor with Daniela Voss of At the Edges of Thought: Deleuze and Post-Kantian Philosophy (2015), all published with Edinburgh University Press.