Memory and Remembering
Memory and Remembering by Felipe De Brigard, published by Cambridge University Press on December 21, 2023, is an insightful exploration into the complexities of memory as a cognitive faculty. This 88-page work delves into three interrelated issues surrounding memory and remembering, examining various strategies to distinguish memory from other cognitive processes and discussing proposed taxonomies that categorize different types of memory.
Readers will find a thorough analysis of what memory does, challenging the traditional view that its primary function is simply to remember. The book also addresses the nature of what we remember, considering both the objects of our memories and their content. Through this examination, the text engages with philosophical questions about the relationship between memory and its objects, providing a nuanced perspective on the mind and body.
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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.
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