Analytical Bergsonism
摘要
This paper discusses the phenomenon of “analytical appropriations;” movements based around analytic translations of non-analytic thinkers or traditions. It uses this discussion to propose a new instance of such appropriations: Analytical Bergsonism. Recent years have seen a notable increase in engagements between analytic philosophers and the philosophy of Henri Bergson (1859–1941), who has generally been considered as standing outside the analytic tradition. During and Miquel (2020, 17-42) have recently suggested that we should begin to take seriously the possibility of an “analytic Bergson.” However, no definition or metaphilosophical discussion of what this is supposed to be has been provided. This paper discusses similarities between three analogous analytic appropriations of non-analytic thinkers or systems of thought (Analytic Feminism, Analytical Thomism, and Analytic Theology), and uses an overview of their general structures to provide a descriptive and normative groundwork for Analytical Bergsonism. The paper also addresses several objections against the movement.