The being of memory and the time of the self: from psychology to an ontology of the virtual

In this final essay of the volume I want to provide some insight into the innovative nature of Bergson’s thinking of memory and into how Deleuze’s creative utilization of it produces a Bergsonism that complicates the time of durée. I am not able to address all the myriad questions and issues Bergson’s treatment of memory throws up. My aim is simply to open things up a little and demonstrate the tremendous significance of Bergson’s thinking of memory and the pure past for Deleuze’s encounter with time, with the being of time and the time of the self.