“All we are is a melody.” Henri Bergson’s Conceptions of Personality, Self and Creativity as Forms of Subjective Being Cover Image
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„CIĄGŁA MELODIA NASZEGO ŻYCIA” Osobowość, ja i twórczość jako formy istnienia podmiotowego według Henri Bergsona
“All we are is a melody.” Henri Bergson’s Conceptions of Personality, Self and Creativity as Forms of Subjective Being

Author(s): Filip Maj
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Anthropology, Psychology
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Instytut Jana Pawła II, Wydział Filozofii
Keywords: personality; self; creative evolution; inclinations; freedom

Summary/Abstract: The paper is an attempt to reconstruct Bergson’s conception of self and personality in the perspective of his conception of creative evolution. The concepts of self and personality in Bergson’s philosophy play the role of connecting and separating objective and subjective human acts. The former characterize the evolutionary unification of ‘duration’ and ‘development’ as well as the conflict between what belongs to the species and what is individual, while the latter have a subjective character and may be described as processes of creative freedom. Bergson’s conception of two selves (superficial and deep) is analyzed as corresponding to his twofold conception of creativity: the evolutionary and the creationary.

  • Issue Year: 29/2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 96-110
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish