Overview
- The first book on the metaphysics of memory in four decades
- The most comprehensive discussion to date of the causal theory of memory
- A novel contextualist theory of memorial authenticity
- The study avails itself of contemporary psychology
Part of the book series: Philosophical Studies Series (PSSP, volume 111)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book investigates central issues in the philosophy of memory. Does remembering require a causal process connecting the past representation to its subsequent recall and, if so, what is the nature of the causal process? Of what kind are the primary intentional objects of memory states? How do we know that our memory experiences portray things the way they happened in the past? Given that our memory is not only a passive device for reproducing thoughts but also an active device for processing stored thoughts, when are thoughts sufficiently similar to be memory-related?
The Metaphysics of Memory defends a version of the causal theory of memory, argues for direct realism about memory, proposes an externalist response to skepticism about memory knowledge, and develops a contextualist account of the factivity constraint on memory.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Metaphysics of Memory
Authors: Sven Bernecker
Series Title: Philosophical Studies Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8220-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8219-1Published: 08 May 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7810-0Published: 28 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8220-7Published: 04 April 2008
Series ISSN: 0921-8599
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8349
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 196
Topics: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy, general