'It's organisms that die, not life': Henri Bergson, Psychical Research, and the Contemporary Uses of Vitalism.

Justin Sausman

'It's organisms that die, not life': Henri Bergson, Psychical Research, and the Contemporary Uses of Vitalism.

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This chapter traces the connections between Henri Bergson's vitalist philosophy and his interest in spiritualism and psychical research. The chapter concludes by reflecting on the continuation of these links in contemporary eco-critical theory.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Machine and the Ghost
Subtitle of host publication	Technology and spiritualism in nineteenth- to twenty-first-century art and culture
Editors	Sas Mays, Neil Matheson
Place of Publication	Manchester
Publisher	Manchester University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	ISBN: 978-1-5261-1210-1
ISBN (Print)	ISBN: 978-0-7190-9006-6
Publication status	Published - Sept 2013

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