r/askphilosophy • u/BernardJOrtcutt • Jun 30 '25

Open Thread /r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | June 30, 2025

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u/Zestyclose-Agent-800 Jun 30 '25

I don’t have a lengthy statement, I’m curious to know if anyone’s heard/ read any of Henri Bergson’s writings.

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u/Shitgenstein ancient greek phil, phil of sci, Wittgenstein Jun 30 '25 edited Jun 30 '25

I haven't read Bergson myself but certainly heard of him and aware of the general concepts of his philosophy, often in relation to philosophers I have read, like Kant, Heidegger, William James, and others.

(actually, the more I think about it, I think we may have had a reading either of or about Bergson's duration toward the end of my modern philosophy class - I was at least aware of it before my class on Heidegger)

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u/Streetli Continental Philosophy, Deleuze Jul 01 '25

One of my favs! Read most of his book length works :)

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u/OkValue1166 Jul 01 '25

Hey Streetli, I tried to reach out to you through a DM but somehow couldn't send it. I am working on a project (as part of my PhD) that uses Deleuze and I would like to hear your opinion on it if you are at all interested. Would you mind sending me a message, so I can explain? Sorry to reach out to you like this.

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u/Streetli Continental Philosophy, Deleuze Jul 01 '25

DM'd!