This workshop aims to provide a reassessment of the relationship between Bergson’s philosophy of life and vitalism by combining perspectives from historians of philosophy, historians of science, and philosophers. Such a reassessment is needed to gain better understanding of Bergson’s role in the history and philosophy of biology as well as provide a reappraisal of Bergson’s contribution to current debates in biology and the philosophy of biology.
Program
Note 1: Register in advance for this webinar: https://univ-tlse2.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_okQqG78XSTekp8mPuKNqBQ
Note 2: All times below are UTC+2.
April 29th: Bergsonian vitalism and biology
2pm-3pm: Keynote by Mathilde Tahar, “Bergson’s vitalisms”
3.30pm-4.30pm: Bergson and theories of evolution (Moderator: Charles Wolfe)
• “Knife of Mind: Bergson’s Bio-Philosophy”, Benjamin Woodard.
• “Sewall Wright, leading geneticist, reader of Bergson, and almost Bergsonian”, Joel Dolbeault.
4.30pm-5.30pm: Actuality of Bergson (Moderator: Paul-Antoine Miquel)
• “The Automatic Divinity. Bergson and Entomology”, Gregorio Tenti.
• “Whispers of an Élan Vital in contemporary molecular evolutionary theory”, Majic Bergara Paco.
6pm-7pm: Keynote by Tano Posteraro, “Vitalism, Individuation, and an Image for Life: Bergson contra Driesch”
April 30th: Contexts and influences of Bergson’s vitalism
2pm-3pm: Keynote by Arnaud François, “A quoi reconnaît-on une philosophie de la vie?”
3pm-4pm: Bergson and spiritualism (Moderator: Gertrudis Van de Vijver)
• “Bergson and the Fringes of the Psyche: Psychical Research, Spiritualism, and Vitalism”, Ties van Gemert & Johan Eland.
• “Thinking Through a Counter-Culture: Vitalism and Catholicism”, Jack Hanson.
4.30am-5.30pm: New insights into Bergsonian vitalism (Moderator: Giuseppe Bianco)
• “Bergson, Driesch, Vitalism and the Politics of Culture in the Republic of China”, Daniel Stumm.
• “Bergson and vitalism: a reappraisal”, Bruno Rates.
5.30pm-6pm: Final words by Giuseppe Bianco
OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Emily Herring (25 février 2021). Bergson and Vitalism(s): An Online Workshop – April 29-30, 2021 | Ghent University – University Toulouse Jean Jaurès. Société des amis de Bergson. Consulté le 19 mai 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/lx55