The Body in a Sea of Images Bergson, "Matter and Memory" The Range of Late 19th Century Thought

The Body in a Sea of Images Bergson, "Matter and Memory" The Range of Late 19th Century Thought
In Bergson's view, the world first spreads out as a gigantic image, and the human body and brain are immersed as part of it. The brain is not the source of consciousness or representation, but merely a filter through which the actions of the world are taken and selected, not the starting point of causation. The distinction that perception is external and expansive, while sensation arises internally and is not expansive, is an important premise for avoiding a circular theory of mind-body. The body is not an isolated entity but an image open to the world, and the complexity of the nervous system is not a sign of representation generation but merely a signaling station that coordinates the connection to the world. This structure that connects the external world with the internal senses of the body forms the basis for the problem of memory, which will be dealt with later. With this framework, Bergson attempts to transcend the disconnection between subject and world and to recaptu
re the workings of the mind in continuity.