Descartes, Bergson, and Continuous Creation

Descartes, Bergson, and Continuous Creation

René Descartes with his theory of continued creation occupies an exceptional place in the philosophy of Henri Bergson: Descartes is subjected to Bergson’s repeated criticism like no other philosopher. Yet, in L’évolution créatrice Bergson appears to oscillate in his criticism of Descartes. Bergson d...

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Bergson
Descartes
time
freedom
continuous creation
continued creation
temps
liberté
création continuée
création continue
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:methodos_5083 https://doi.org/10.4000/methodos.5083 urn:doi:10.4000/methodos.5083 en https://journals.openedition.org/methodos/5083 2018-03-08T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/i9pn https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Descartes, Bergson, and Continuous Creation Methodos Savoirs textes langage - UMR 8163 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1769-7379 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1626-0600 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/methodos Kerimov, Khafiz Bergson Descartes time freedom continuous creation continued creation Descartes Bergson temps liberté création continuée création continue René Descartes with his theory of continued creation occupies an exceptional place in the philosophy of Henri Bergson: Descartes is subjected to Bergson’s repeated criticism like no other philosopher. Yet, in L’évolution créatrice Bergson appears to oscillate in his criticism of Descartes. Bergson discovers in the theory of continued creation a thought of freedom, of an indeterminate future, which is not far from his own thought of duration. Bergson thus advances a thesis in accordance with which Descartes’ theory of continued creation has two irreconcilable aspects: continued creation and continuous creation. The difference between these two aspects, however, is not just about the choice between a participle and an adjective. The aim of this article is to show how Descartes’ theory of continued creation lends itself to such a double interpretation. While the former aspect originates in Descartes’ project of mechanistic physics, the latter aspect is accessible but from the standpoint of human freedom, as well as Descartes’ critique of finalism. The article thus shows that Descartes’ theory of continued creation constitutes a point of convergence between the questions of mechanism and human freedom, where the latter is an exception to the former. However, the exceptional status of human freedom in Descartes’ philosophy renders Bergson’ thesis about Descartes’ oscillation between two aspects somewhat problematic. Nul philosophe ne fait, de la part de Bergson, l’objet d’une critique aussi constante que Descartes ; cette critique porte notamment sur la théorie cartésienne de la création continuée. L’Évolution créatrice semble pourtant marquer une hésitation : Bergson perçoit chez Descartes une pensée de la liberté, de l’avenir indéterminé, qui ne serait pas très éloignée de l’idée de durée. Selon Bergson la théorie de la création continuée est marquée par deux aspects divergents que l’on peut ainsi résumer : création continuée, ou création continue. La différence est plus profonde qu’une simple variation d’adjectifs. Il s’agit, dans cet article, de montrer que la théorie cartésienne de la création continuée rend possible la double lecture qu’en fait Bergson. Tandis que la notion de « création continuée » provient des exigences théoriques du mécanisme physique tel que l’entend Descartes, celle de « création continue » vient de la prise en compte de la liberté humaine et de la critique du finalisme. La théorie cartésienne de la création continuée constitue ainsi un point de croisement entre la question du mécanisme et celle de la liberté, exception au mécanisme. Mais le statut exceptionnel de la liberté humaine dans la philosophie de Descartes rend cependant problématique la thèse bergsonienne selon laquelle la pensée de Descartes oscillerait entre deux sens divergents de la création continuée.
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topic Bergson
Descartes
time
freedom
continuous creation
continued creation
Descartes
Bergson
temps
liberté
création continuée
création continue
spellingShingle Bergson
Descartes
time
freedom
continuous creation
continued creation
Descartes
Bergson
temps
liberté
création continuée
création continue
Kerimov, Khafiz
Descartes, Bergson, and Continuous Creation
description René Descartes with his theory of continued creation occupies an exceptional place in the philosophy of Henri Bergson: Descartes is subjected to Bergson’s repeated criticism like no other philosopher. Yet, in L’évolution créatrice Bergson appears to oscillate in his criticism of Descartes. Bergson discovers in the theory of continued creation a thought of freedom, of an indeterminate future, which is not far from his own thought of duration. Bergson thus advances a thesis in accordance with which Descartes’ theory of continued creation has two irreconcilable aspects: continued creation and continuous creation. The difference between these two aspects, however, is not just about the choice between a participle and an adjective. The aim of this article is to show how Descartes’ theory of continued creation lends itself to such a double interpretation. While the former aspect originates in Descartes’ project of mechanistic physics, the latter aspect is accessible but from the standpoint of human freedom, as well as Descartes’ critique of finalism. The article thus shows that Descartes’ theory of continued creation constitutes a point of convergence between the questions of mechanism and human freedom, where the latter is an exception to the former. However, the exceptional status of human freedom in Descartes’ philosophy renders Bergson’ thesis about Descartes’ oscillation between two aspects somewhat problematic.
author Kerimov, Khafiz
author_facet Kerimov, Khafiz
author_sort Kerimov, Khafiz
title Descartes, Bergson, and Continuous Creation
title_short Descartes, Bergson, and Continuous Creation
title_full Descartes, Bergson, and Continuous Creation
title_fullStr Descartes, Bergson, and Continuous Creation
title_full_unstemmed Descartes, Bergson, and Continuous Creation
title_sort descartes, bergson, and continuous creation
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