Two Sources of Morality and Religion

Bergson, Henri Louis; Audra, R. Ashley (TRN); Brereton, Cloudesley (TRN)

ISBN 10: 0268018359 / ISBN 13: 9780268018351

Published by University of Notre Dame Press, 1977

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Two Sources of Morality and Religion
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0268018359
• ISBN 13: 9780268018351
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Henri Bergson inquires into the nature of moral obligation, into the place of religion and the purpose it has served since primitive times, into static religion and its value in preserving man from the dangers of his own intelligence; into dynamic religion or mysticism as a means of producing man's forward leap beyond the limits of the closed society for which nature intended him and into the open society which is the brotherhood of man.

About the Authors

Henri Bergson (1859–1941), winner of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature, was a renowned philosopher whose concept of creative evolution continues to dominate a large area of modern thought. In The Two Sources of Morality and Religion, Bergson inquires into the nature of moral obligation and into the place and purpose of religion.

R. Ashley Audra was a British translator best known for translating French philosophical works, most notably Henri Bergson's The Two Sources of Morality and Religion.

Cloudesley Brereton (1863–1937) was a British educationalist and writer with a particular interest in the teaching of modern languages. He was also a literary translator from French.

W. Horsfall Carter (1900–1976) was a British journalist and European civil servant. He wrote and lectured on international affairs, and translated into English from French, German and Spanish.