I like your style, mr. Granado. Interesting video. The reason I was drawn to Bergson now is that I was reading Gille Deleuze some time back, but realised that one should know parts of Bergson to better be able to understand Deleuze.
@@MichaelGranado1 Thank you, for your video. I read Deleuze's book "Difference and Repetition", but it is so "obscure" for me that I felt I maybe only got 5-10% of it. That's when I checked and found out about Bergson - that one should read Bergson to better be able to understand Deleuze. I have yet to read Bergson and Bachelard, but I now have Bergson on my reading list :)
In my opinion, to Bergson, the fundamental of reality is consciousness, the function of consciousness is intuition and the property of consciousness is memory. The empirical reduction of scientism would only lead to the perpetual separation between the observer and the observed, denied the vital force for humanity. Science, in Bergson view, has degraded to mere mechanical maniac, rather than of metaphysics of human elevation. In Ian McGilchrist’s term, the hijack of a much inferior analytical hemisphere over the superior hemisphere of intuition, the control for power & certainty rather than flow & creativity (in certain aspect, evil permeated over good). In Rupert Sheldrake’s term, the heredity of atheistic naturalism & individualistic heroism since Scientific Revolution to get rid of God and purpose. This materialistic worldview has dominated all aspects of human lives , socially constructed the projection of mechanistic existence over free will.
@@MichaelGranado1 basically, Odin had to pluck out his eye and drop it into a well that granted wisdom to anyone who drank from it, but with the eye at the bottom of the well he could see (and know) everything, and the inevitable end.
Interesting. I, admittedly. Know next to nothing about Norse mythology. I'll have to go check it out. Zenos paradoxes have a long history in philosophy, so worth looking into if you find that stuff interesting. There is a really good standard encyclopedia page on it.
I like your style, mr. Granado. Interesting video. The reason I was drawn to Bergson now is that I was reading Gille Deleuze some time back, but realised that one should know parts of Bergson to better be able to understand Deleuze.
Thanks for the kind words! I need to read more Deleuze. Most of my focus has been on Bergson and Bachelard.
@@MichaelGranado1 Thank you, for your video.
I read Deleuze's book "Difference and Repetition", but it is so "obscure" for me that I felt I maybe only got 5-10% of it. That's when I checked and found out about Bergson - that one should read Bergson to better be able to understand Deleuze.
I have yet to read Bergson and Bachelard, but I now have Bergson on my reading list :)
Excellent overview, thanks! Subscribed 🙌🏼
Thanks for watching. I'm currently finishing up some writing, but more French philosophy coming in the next month or so!
@@MichaelGranado1 great to hear, thanks for the heads up. I’m looking forward to it.
In my opinion, to Bergson, the fundamental of reality is consciousness, the function of consciousness is intuition and the property of consciousness is memory. The empirical reduction of scientism would only lead to the perpetual separation between the observer and the observed, denied the vital force for humanity. Science, in Bergson view, has degraded to mere mechanical maniac, rather than of metaphysics of human elevation. In Ian McGilchrist’s term, the hijack of a much inferior analytical hemisphere over the superior hemisphere of intuition, the control for power & certainty rather than flow & creativity (in certain aspect, evil permeated over good). In Rupert Sheldrake’s term, the heredity of atheistic naturalism & individualistic heroism since Scientific Revolution to get rid of God and purpose. This materialistic worldview has dominated all aspects of human lives , socially constructed the projection of mechanistic existence over free will.
Thanks for clear presentation.
Thanks for watching!
This reminds me so much of the story of Odin throwing his eye down the well.
I haven't heard that one, similar to Zenos paradox?
@@MichaelGranado1 basically, Odin had to pluck out his eye and drop it into a well that granted wisdom to anyone who drank from it, but with the eye at the bottom of the well he could see (and know) everything, and the inevitable end.
@@MichaelGranado1 I might be more than a little obsessed with black holes and our perception of time :)
Interesting. I, admittedly. Know next to nothing about Norse mythology. I'll have to go check it out.
Zenos paradoxes have a long history in philosophy, so worth looking into if you find that stuff interesting.
There is a really good standard encyclopedia page on it.
Metaphysics an introduction library of liberal arts editor notes
Kamala Harris, the vice president has some very penetrating observations "about the passage of time." Can you analyse and comment?
Sure, what did she say (I don't follow politics that closely but I'll make a video)?
Why do all Bergson videos have irritating music in the background? Is his thought so uninteresting that it needs to be enhanced?
Music is just for the intro, just playing around with video editing.