Posted by Dean DeVoe on December 08, 1997 at 00:35:40:

In Reply to: Re: Let's get this hall up and running! posted by Armitage on September 21, 1997 at 22:38:25:

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: : Finally, at long last, there is a server sympathetic
: : to the thoughts of the great French vitalist, Henri
: : Bergson! I have read all of his major works and love
: : to discuss him. I am a writer of fiction and poetry
: : and Bergson's vivid sense of metaphor suits me well.
: : You'll know me in the live Bergson chat area under the
: : nick "Wordsmith". Let's go!

: I don't really know that much about Bergson, but I would love to learn anything that you can tell me about him, wheter it be through posts or through the chat line. E-mail me, or post a response. Got any suggestions on books I could read?

I recently took a course on the poetry of Wallace Stevens, and it became apparent that there were undeniable parrallels between the thinking of Bergson and the poetry of Stevens. I think Stevens responds to categories arrived at by the French philosopher. One of these is the idea that man needs a fiction, like a religion or mysticism which can act as a force against man's unique awareness of his own death. Stevens attempts to create a way of thinking or of seeing the world which allows him to actively participate in Bergson's duree. I find both Bergson and Stevens fascinating. I'd like any input related to the subject.

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