TERM AND TRANSLATION

pure past / past-in-itself

passé pur / passé en soipure past / past-in-itself

纯粹过去 stably names the Bergson–Deleuze theory of memory: the past is the condition under which every present passes.

Atlas working translation

纯粹过去

French term: passé pur / passé en soi
English term: pure past / past-in-itself

Variants and search terms

纯过去Simplified record
自在的过去Simplified record
过去本身Simplified record
純粹過去Traditional record
純過去Traditional record
過去本身Traditional record
pure pastCommon / non-Chinese record
past in itselfCommon / non-Chinese record

Conceptual boundary

The pure past is the ontological condition for the actualization of memory; personal archives, collective unconscious, and flashbacks are specific representations.

Sources and translations

01
Gilles Deleuze, Le Bergsonisme, PUF, 1966
Primary text for Deleuze’s reconstruction of duration, memory, the virtual, and multiplicity.
02
Gilles Deleuze, Cinéma 2. L’image-temps, Minuit, 1985
French primary text and terminological baseline.
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03
《柏格森主义》，安靖译，上海人民出版社，2023
Published Mainland translation documenting current Chinese philosophical usage.
04
The Deleuze Seminars, Purdue University
Seminar transcripts and translations; citations identify lecture, date, and language version.
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05
Time-Image Research Atlas terminology policy, v1
Atlas terms govern prose, aliases remain searchable, and original-language forms accompany first use.