ABSTRACT
Although philosophers have explored memory since antiquity, recent years have seen the birth of philosophy of memory as a distinct field. This book—the first of its kind—charts emerging directions of research in the field. The book’s seventeen newly commissioned chapters develop novel theories of remembering and forgetting, analyze the phenomenology and content of memory, debate issues in the ethics and epistemology of remembering, and explore the relationship between memory and affectivity. Written by leading researchers in the philosophy of memory, the chapters collectively present an exciting vision of the future of this dynamic area of research.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|62 pages
Challenges and Alternatives to the Causal Theory of Memory
part II|64 pages
Activity and Passivity in Remembering
chapter 6|18 pages
Handle With Care
part III|42 pages
The Affective Dimension of Memory
part IV|42 pages
Memory in Groups
chapter 9|19 pages
Shared Remembering and Distributed Affect
part V|55 pages
Memory Failures
part VI|69 pages
The Content and Phenomenology of Episodic and Semantic Memory