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Democracy in The Two Sources of Morality and Religion: resistance and aspiration

Abstract:

This article reflects on the conception of democracy presented by Bergson in The Two Sources of Morality and Religion. Democracy is there conceived as a human and social movement of resistance and aspiration in the context of a theory of life; and life is itself conceived as a movement that takes place in two senses, that of determination and that of creation.

Keywords:
Bergson; Morality; Politics; Democracy; Evolution; Creation; Determination

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