Memory and Remembering

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-009-45434-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 88 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 290 g

Reihe: Elements in Philosophy of Mind

This Element surveys research on three central and interrelated issues about the nature of memory and remembering. The first is about the nature of memory as a cognitive faculty. This part discusses different strategies to distinguish memory from other cognitive faculties as well as different proposed taxonomies to differentiate distinct kinds of memory. The second issue concerns what memory does, which is traditionally thought to have a simple answer: remembering. As it turns out, philosophers not only disagree as to how to characterize remembering but also whether the function of memory is indeed to remember. Finally, the third issue is about the nature of what we remember-a question that may refer to the object of our memories but also to their content, with different views disagreeing on how to characterize the relationship between the two.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brigard, Felipe De

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. What is memory?; 3. What is remembering?; 4. What do we remember?; 5. Final thoughts; References.