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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.

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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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      Publisher Fordham University Press
      Published 8 October 2019
      ISBN-13 9780823285839
      978-0823285839
      ISBN-10 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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