The Abacus and the Rainbow

Bergson, Proust, and the Digital-Analogic Opposition

Donald R Maxwell (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

263 Seiten

1999
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8204-4435-2 (ISBN)

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Donald R. Maxwell analyzes the concepts of time, memory, self, and thought in Proust's ¿ la recherche du temps perdu and in the philosophy of Henri Bergson. Dr. Maxwell introduces the digital-analogic opposition (abacus and rainbow) that permeates Bergson's philosophy. Bergson's analysis of memory is distinct from Proust's, but resembles that of contemporary neurophysiology. He specifies two aspects of being, as well as the twinning of self in memory, which are both present throughout Proust's great novel. While Bergson uses linguistic imagery to communicate his philosophy, Proust's use of language is more to suggest, evoke, and create. Both Bergson and Proust describe the process of artistic creation in related yet contrasting ways. Dr. Maxwell provides new insight into the origins of the similarities between Bergson's philosophy and elements of the Proustian universe.

The Author: Donald R. Maxwell, born in Paris, holds two Ph.D. degrees, one from the University of Cambridge (Faculty of Medicine) and, more recently, one from the University of Michigan (French), where he is Visiting Assistant Professor of French. He spent many years engaged in medical and scientific research and is the author of numerous publications on physiology and pharmacology. Before retiring from his scientific career, he was the Executive Vice President for Scientific Affairs of a major U.S. corporation. This is his first monograph on French literature.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.1999
Reihe/Serie	Studies in the Humanities ; 50
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 230 mm
Gewicht	560 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Romanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-8204-4435-9 / 0820444359
ISBN-13	978-0-8204-4435-2 / 9780820444352
Zustand	Neuware