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The Poetics of Reverie(Updated)
Childhood, Language, and the Cosmos
by Gaston Bachelard, Marc Camille Chaimowicz
Paperback, 228 Pages, Published 1971 by Beacon Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6413-9, ISBN: 0-8070-6413-0

"In this, his last significant work, an admired French philosopher provides extraordinary meditations on the relations between the imagining consciousness and the world, positing the notion of reverie as its most dynamic point of reference. In his earlier book, The Poetics of Space, Bachelard considered several kinds of "praiseworthy space" conducive to the flow of poetic imagery. In Poetics of Reverie he considers the absolute origins o ..."

Intuition of the Instant(1st Edition)
(Northwestern University Studies in Phenomenology & Existential Philosophy (Paperback))
by Gaston Bachelard, Eileen Rizo-Patron, Jean Lescure
Paperback, 118 Pages, Published 2013 by Northwestern University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-2904-7, ISBN: 0-8101-2904-3

"Appearing in English for the first time, Intuition of the Instant --Bachelard's first metaphysical meditation on time and its moral implications--was written in 1932 in the wake of Husserl's lectures on streaming time-consciousness, Heidegger's Being and Time , and Henri Bergson's philosophy of the elan vital. A culmination of Bachelard's earlier studies in scientific epistemology, this work builds the epistemic framework that would lea ..."

Atomistic Intuitions(Reprint)
An Essay on Classification (Suny in Contemporary French Thought)
by Gaston Bachelard, Roch C. Smith, Daniel Parrochia
Paperback, 152 Pages, Published 2019 by State Univ Of New York Pr
ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-7128-0, ISBN: 1-4384-7128-9

"French philosopher Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) is best known in the English-speaking world for his work on poetics and the literary imagination, but much of his oeuvre is devoted to epistemology and the philosophy of science. Like Thomas Kuhn, whose work he anticipates by three decades, Bachelard examines the revolution taking place in scientific thought, but with particular attention to the philosophical implications of scientific pra ..."

The Psychoanalysis of Fire(Updated)
by Gaston Bachelard, Northrop Frye, Alan Ross, A. C. Ross
Paperback, 132 Pages, Published 1987 by Beacon Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6461-0, ISBN: 0-8070-6461-0

""[Bachelard] is neither a self-confessed and tortured atheist like Satre, nor, like Chardin, a heretic combining a belief in God with a proficiency in modern science. But, within the French context, he is almost as important as they are because he has a pseudo-religious force, without taking a stand on religion. To define him as briefly as possible – he is a philosopher, with a professional training in the sciences, who devoted most of ..."

The Poetics of Space(Reprint)
by Gaston Bachelard., Maria Jolas, John R. Stilgoe, Etienne Gilson
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1994 by Beacon Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6473-3, ISBN: 0-8070-6473-4

"[Poetique de 1'espace. English] The poetics of space / Gaston Bachelard ; translated from the French by Maria Jolas, with a new foreword by John R. Stitgoe. p. cm. Originally published: New York : Orion Press. 1964. Translation of : La poetique de 1'espace. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8070-6473 -4 1. Space and time. 2. Imagination. 3. Poetry. 1. Jolas, M. II. Tide. B2430. B253P63I3 1994 114— dc20 93-27874 contents For ..."

The Eyes of the Skin(Reprint)
Architecture and the Senses
by Gaston Bachelard, Maria Jolas, Mark Z. Danielewski, Richard Kearney
Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2014 by Penguin Classics
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-310752-1, ISBN: 0-14-310752-6

"A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to Penguin ClassicsSince its initial publication in 1958, The Poetics of Space has been a muse to philosophers, architects, writers, psychologists, critics, and readers alike. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, Bachelard’s seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. This lyrical journey takes as its premise the emergence of the poetic image and fi ..."

The Dialectic of Duration(Reprint)
(Groundworks)
by Gaston Bachelard, Cristina Chimisso, Mary Mcallester Jones, Bachelard/Jones/Chim
Paperback, 162 Pages, Published 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield International
ISBN-13: 978-1-78660-059-2, ISBN: 1-78660-059-5

"In The Dialectic of Duration Gaston Bachelard addresses the nature of time in response to the writings of his great contemporary, Henri Bergson. The work is motivated by a refutation of Bergson’s notion of duration – ‘lived time’, experienced as continuous. For Bachelard, experienced time is irreducibly fractured and interrupted, as indeed are material events. At stake is an entire conception of the physical world, an entire approach to ..."

On Poetic Imagination and Reverie
by Gaston Bachelard, Colette Gaudin
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1998 by Spring Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-88214-331-6, ISBN: 0-88214-331-X

"Bachelard's genius has produced the single most important body of thought in the rehabilitation of imagination in this century. His books on the psychoanalysis of fire and poetics of air, water, earth, and space are excerpted here. With an authoritive and comprehensive preface and bibliography by and about Bachelard."

The Psychoanalysis of Fire(Updated)
by Gaston Bachelard, Northrop Frye
Paperback, 116 Pages, Published 1987 by Quartet Qrime
ISBN-13: 978-0-7043-0033-0, ISBN: 0-7043-0033-8

"The subject of this unusual book is best described by the author. "We are going to study a problem that no one has managed to approach objectively, one in which the initial charm of the object is so strong that it still has the power to warp the minds of the clearest thinkers and to keep bringing them back to the poetic fold in which dreams replace thought and poems conceal theorems. This problem is the psychological problem posed by ou ..."

The New Scientific Spirit
(English and French Edition)
by Gaston Bachelard, Arthur Goldhammer, Patrick A. Heelan
Paperback, 214 Pages, Published 1986 by Beacon Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-1501-8, ISBN: 0-8070-1501-6

"This spirited exploration of the foundations of the new physics focuses on many currently debated issues in the philosophy of science . . . The discussion reflects unusual depth of knowledge of the history of science and the philosophical tradition. A wealth of bon mots enliven the work, retaining much of their poignancy in the excellent translation."

Dialectic of Duration(Reprint)
(Philosophy of Science)
by Gaston Bachelard. ., Mary Mcallester Jones, Cristina Chimisso
Paperback, 218 Pages, Published 2000 by Clinamen Press Ltd.
ISBN-13: 978-1-903083-07-9, ISBN: 1-903083-07-9

"Gaston Bachelard (1884 -1962) is one of the most famous philosophers of the French 20th century, leaving a huge body of writing stretching from his first publication in 1928 right up to the time of his death. His subject matter was diverse - to date, the texts chosen for translation into English have reflected his 'literary critical' writing career, but there remains an impressive body of untranslated work on the philosophy of sci ..."

Lautréamont(Reprint)
(Bachelard Translations)
by Gaston Bachelard, James Hillman, Robert S. Dupree, Joanne H. Stroud, Robert Scott Dupree
Paperback, 170 Pages, Published 2012 by Dallas Institute Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-911005-09-7, ISBN: 0-911005-09-9

"The famous French scientist-psychologist-literary critic provides a virtual bestiary for depth psychology and literary criticism in his study of Isidore Ducasse, known by the pen-name Lautréamont. Includes essays by James Hillman "Bachelard's Lautreamont, or Psychoanalysis without a Patient," and Robert Scott Dupree, "Bachelard as Literary Critic." Bachelard's only book devoted to a single author/poet. 152 pages, indexed. THE BACHE ..."

Air and Dreams
An Essay on the Imagination of Movement (Bachelard Translation Series)
by Gaston Bachelard, Edith Farell, Frederick Farell
Paperback, 298 Pages, Published 2011 by Dallas Institute Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-911005-13-4, ISBN: 0-911005-13-7

"Air and Dreams: An Essay on the Imagination of Movement - by Gaston Bachelard Trans. Edith and Frederick Farrell. Bachelard uses his extensive knowledge of the poetry of Poe, Blake, Shelley, and Nietzsche to amplify the images of the airy elements. THE BACHELARD TRANSLATIONS are the inspiration of Joanne H. Stroud, Director of Publications for The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, who in 1981 contracted with José Corti to pu ..."

The Flame of a Candle
(Bachelard Translation Series)
by Gaston Bachelard, Joni Caldwell
Paperback, 89 Pages, Published 1988 by Dallas Institute Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-911005-15-8, ISBN: 0-911005-15-3

""This book further-cements his thematic contention that the imagination is a flame, the flame of the psyche." - Joanne Stroud. Chapters include "Poetic Images of the Flame in Plant Life," ''The Solitude of the Candle Dreamer," and "The Light of the Lamp." THE BACHELARD TRANSLATIONS are the inspiration of Joanne H. Stroud, Director of Publications for The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, who in 1981 contracted with José Corti ..."

The Poetics of Space(Reprint)
by Gaston Bachelard, John R. Stilgoe
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2017 by Beacon Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-0625-2, ISBN: 0-8070-0625-4

"This is a deep, magical, densely captivating book about space, our homes, how we live in them, and how dwellings and space affect us; it is as much a book of philosophy as a work of serious literature. It requires careful, preferably leisurely reading, with the possibility of moments to pause and digest and re-read the words. It will change the way you look at your home and your life, providing a deeper, more insightful relationship wit ..."

Earth and Reveries of Repose
An Essay on Images of Interiority
by Gaston Bachelard, Mary Mcallester Jones, Joanne H. Stroud
Paperback, 350 Pages, Published 2011 by Dallas Institute Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-911005-53-0, ISBN: 0-911005-53-6

"Earth and Reveries of Repose: An Essay on Images of Interiority by Gaston Bachelard.... Translated from the French and annotated ~Mary McAllester Jones ... Series Overview ~Joanne H. Stroud... Cover illustration of Gaston Bachelard by Robert Lapoujade. ..... "The long-anticipated appearance of Bachelard's work on dreams and repose is a gift! In my view it is one of his finest accomplishments. The insights in the chapter on the Jonah com ..."

Formation of the Scientific Mind(1st Edition)
(Philosophy of Science)
by Gaston Bachelard, Mary Mcallester Jones
Paperback, 266 Pages, Published 2006 by Clinamen Press Ltd.
ISBN-13: 978-1-903083-20-8, ISBN: 1-903083-20-6

"First published in 1938, this ubiquitously taught French-text translation expounds on the theory of knowledge and its developmentâa key element of Gaston Bachelard's notion of "the epistemological obstacle"âand the unavoidable presence in the thinking individual's mind of preconceived and misleading ideas derived from the very nature of language and culture."

Home Sweet Home 102
An Anthology (No.102)
by Charlotte Editor Troy, Leah Singer, Gaston Bachelard, Aubrey Beardsley, Laetitia Benat, Rachel Davidson, Edgar Allan Poe
Paperback, 148 Pages, Published 2004 by C.T. Editions
ISBN-13: 978-0-9547071-0-1, ISBN: 0-9547071-0-9

"Home may be a house or an apartment or a cardboard box, but it is never just that. It is not merely bricks and mortar, but rather something far more abstract, something both physical and emotional. We all personalize our spaces, invoking our own domestic aesthetics, creating an extension of ourselves, a statement of our character, our historical and social situation, and our aspirations. Home Sweet Home 102 investigates these and other ..."

The Formation of the Scientific Mind
by Gaston Bachelard, Mary Mcallester Jones
Paperback, 250 Pages, Published 2002 by Clinamen Press Ltd.
ISBN-13: 978-1-903083-23-9, ISBN: 1-903083-23-0

"The Formation of the Scientific Mind is the work in which Gaston Bachelard first elaborated a theory of knowledge and its development which was to become a key to his thought as a whole - the notion of `the epistemological obstacle' - the unavoidable presence in the mind of a thinking individual of preconceived and misleading ideas derived from the very nature of language, the human imagination and culture.For Bachelard, the key to prop ..."

On Logic and the Theory of Science
by Jean Cavaillès, Charles Ehresmann, Knox Peden, Gaston Bachelard, Georges Canguilhem, Robin Mackay
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2020 by Urbanomic/Sequence Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-73362-810-5, ISBN: 1-73362-810-X

"A new translation of the final work of French philosopher Jean Cavaillès.In this short, dense essay, Jean Cavaillès evaluates philosophical efforts to determine the origin―logical or ontological―of scientific thought, arguing that, rather than seeking to found science in original intentional acts, a priori meanings, or foundational logical relations, any adequate theory must involve a history of the concept.Cavaillès insists on a histor ..."