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The Importance of the Conception of Life for the Philosophy of Sustainable Development: Bergson’s Contribution

Povilas Aleksandravičius, Mangoua Roland TEHIA

Filosofija Sociologija | Sep 23, 2026

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Bergson’s conception of life can provide the basis for the philosophy of the doctrine of sustainable development. The paper distinguishes not only three essential components of the doctrine (ecology, economy, social policy), not only two contexts necessary for its implementation (technologies, culture or a change in the way of thinking), but also the specifics of the inter-relationship among all these structural parts of the doctrine. By analysing two modalities of the experience of life, articulated in Bergson’s philosophy, it is shown how the implementation of the doctrine of sustainable development is structurally dependent on them. Each of the components of the doctrine is analysed in interaction with the élan vital and its fundamental expression in human consciousness which Bergson calls ‘creative emotion’.

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Povilas Aleksandravičius

first | Mykolas Romeris University | ORCID 0000-0002-6569-3544

Mangoua Roland TEHIA

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@article{Aleksandraviius2026Importance,
  title = {The Importance of the Conception of Life for the Philosophy of Sustainable Development: Bergson’s Contribution},
  author = {Povilas Aleksandravičius and Mangoua Roland TEHIA},
  journal = {Filosofija Sociologija},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.6001/fil-soc.2026.37.3.1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.6001/fil-soc.2026.37.3.1}
}

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