Memory and remembering / Felipe De Brigard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brigard, Felipe de, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in philosophy of mind 2633-9080.

Cambridge elements. Elements in philosophy of mind, 2633-9080

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memory (Philosophy).

Recollection (Psychology).

Philosophy of mind.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (79 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Nov 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108955447 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

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