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At a moment of renewed interest in Bergson’s philosophy, this book, by a major figure in both French and African philosophy, gives an expanded idea of the political ramifications of Bergson’s thought in a postcolonial context.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Locating the Postcolonial Idea | vii
John E. Drabinski
Introduction | 1
1 Bergsonism in the Thought of Léopold Sédar Senghor | 21
2 Senghor’s African Socialism | 37
3 Bergson, Iqbal, and the Concept of Ijtihad | 57
4 Time and Fatalism: Iqbal on Islamic Fatalism | 77
Conclusion | 95
Acknowledgments | 99
Notes | 101
Index | 117

Postcolonial Bergson

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A Hardback by Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Lindsay Turner, John E. Drabinski

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    Publisher: Fordham University Press
    Publication Date: 08/10/2019
    ISBN13: 9780823285839, 978-0823285839
    ISBN10: 0823285839
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    Colonialism and imperialism Western philosophy from c 1800

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    At a moment of renewed interest in Bergson’s philosophy, this book, by a major figure in both French and African philosophy, gives an expanded idea of the political ramifications of Bergson’s thought in a postcolonial context.

    Table of Contents

    Foreword: Locating the Postcolonial Idea | vii
    John E. Drabinski
    Introduction | 1
    1 Bergsonism in the Thought of Léopold Sédar Senghor | 21
    2 Senghor’s African Socialism | 37
    3 Bergson, Iqbal, and the Concept of Ijtihad | 57
    4 Time and Fatalism: Iqbal on Islamic Fatalism | 77
    Conclusion | 95
    Acknowledgments | 99
    Notes | 101
    Index | 117

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