Achieving Humanity: Convergence between Henri Bergson and Muhammad Iqbal
Achieving Humanity: Convergence between Henri Bergson and Muhammad Iqbal
This chapter focuses on the ‘convergence’ between the philosophers Muhammad Iqbal and Henri Bergson on key philosophical concepts. At the centre of this encounter is the theory of the self (khudi). This vision of ego-unity challenges the empiricist and rationalistic theory of the self as a unity of consciousness and is rooted in the intuitive experience of reality rather than the fragmented sense-based experience of the world. For both philosophers, this intuitive experience of reality reveals an inherent unity of the vitality-empowered cosmos. This cosmology manifests itself in human societies, where the intuitively inspired creative openness of mystics and prophets founds and drives them forward towards new possibilities and horizons.
Keywords: Muhammad Iqbal, Henri Bergson, khudi, ego-unity, self, intuitive experience, cosmos, cosmology, mystics, prophets
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