INTERVISTE / 2 / a cura di Caterina Zanfi /
In this interview, Frédéric Worms takes Bergson’s distinction between “two senses of life” in an original direction and explains what his own “critical vitalism” owes to Bergson’s thought. He considers those aspects of Bergson’s philosophy, especially intuition, that are most fruitful and lend themselves to being redefined in the context of contemporary problems in the fields of medicine and care, for example. In light of his recent work, Worms provides important clarifications on questions such as the finitude of the élan vital and on the meaning of negation in Bergson’s thought. Finally, he discusses aspects of Bergson’s philosophy of history, considering heroism and mysticism as well as the possibility that Bergson raises to go beyond the human condition.
