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Memory in Historical Perspective

The Literature Before Ebbinghaus

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Douglas J. Herrmann

    1. Department of Psychology, Hamilton College, Clinton, USA

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  2. Roger Chaffin

    1. Department of Psychology, Trenton State College, Trenton, USA

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Part of the book series: Recent Research in Psychology (PSYCHOLOGY)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 1-15

  3. Note to the Reader

    1. Note to the Reader

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 16-18

  4. Writings on Memory

    1. Hesiod

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 19-20

    2. Heraclitus

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 21-21

    3. Aristophanes

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 22-22

    4. Anonymous Dialexeis

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 23-23

    5. Anonymous Mnemosyne (memory)

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 24-24

    6. Plato

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 25-55

    7. Aristotle

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 56-74

    8. Marcus Tullius Cicero

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 75-82

    9. Anonymous Rhetorica Ad Herennium

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 83-91

    10. Pliny

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 92-93

    11. Quintillian

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 94-104

    12. Plotinus

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 105-109

    13. Augustine

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 110-124

    14. Martianus Capella

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 125-127

    15. Thomas Aquinas

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 128-156

    16. Leonardo Da Vinci

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 157-160

    17. Montaigne

      • Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
      Pages 161-163
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About this book

In 1885 Herman Ebbinghaus showed the world how the scientific method could be applied to the elusive phenomena of memory. But what of work on memory before Ebbinghaus? The long ascendance of the Ebbinghaus tradition has eclipsed the contributions of scholars before Ebbinghaus. Memory in Historical Perspective draws together for the first time a collection of writings that figured prominently in scholarly thought about memory from the 8th century B. C. until the scientific investigation of memory began in the late 19th century. Memory in Historical Perspective will be of value to students, researchers, teachers, and writers who wish to place the study of memory in its historical context. The writings are thought-provoking; they deal with a wide range of basic issues in memory in a direct and refreshing way. A study of these writings will stimulate insights into current issues about memory in psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, anthropology, and education.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychology, Hamilton College, Clinton, USA

    Douglas J. Herrmann

  • Department of Psychology, Trenton State College, Trenton, USA

    Roger Chaffin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Memory in Historical Perspective

  • Book Subtitle: The Literature Before Ebbinghaus

  • Editors: Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin

  • Series Title: Recent Research in Psychology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3858-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-96705-9Published: 23 March 1988

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-3858-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-7532

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 254

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cognitive Psychology

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