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Work #548 · Mid

Matter and Memory (Matière et Mémoire)

Henri Bergson
1896 · French
Philosophy of mind and body · French process philosophy / vitalism

Bergson's 1896 major work — image-theory of perception and memory as durée

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Attribute Matter and Memory (Matière et Mémoire) (Mid)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Personal
Observer · Moral Authority Experience
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

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Time

Matter and Memory (Matière et Mémoire)

The temporal cone of durée-memory.

Space

Matter and Memory (Matière et Mémoire)

The spatial-image plane of perception.

Matter

Matter and Memory (Matière et Mémoire)

Central — matter as images.

Observer

Matter and Memory (Matière et Mémoire)

The embodied perceiver-rememberer.

Energy

Matter and Memory (Matière et Mémoire)

Energies of perception and memory.

Information

Matter and Memory (Matière et Mémoire)

Image-theory and pure-memory framework.

Internal Tensions

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Matter and Memory (Matière et Mémoire)

Bergson's image-theory between realism and idealism is foundational for neutral monism and Deleuze's metaphysics.