Memory A Philosophical Study

Name: Memory A Philosophical Study
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ISBN: 9780199655472

ISBN-10: 0199655472

ISBN-13: 9780199655472

Edition: 2012

Authors: Sven Bernecker

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Sven Bernecker presents an analysis of the concept of propositional (or factual) memory, and examines a number of metaphysical and epistemological issues crucial to the understanding of memory. Bernecker argues that memory, unlike knowledge, implies neither belief nor justification. There are instances where memory, though hitting the mark of truth, succeeds in an epistemically defective way. This book shows that, contrary to received wisdom in epistemology, memory not only preservesepistemic features generated by other epistemic sources but also functions as a source of justification and knowledge. According to the causal theory of memory argued for in this book, the dependence of memory…

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List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 6/4/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 286
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.46" long x 0.61" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English



Introduction



The Concept of Memory



The Standard Classification of Memory



A Grammatical Taxonomy



Further Distinctions



Methodological Externalism



Extroversive Memory



Introversive Memory



Personal Identity and Memory



The Circularity Objection



A Defense of Quasi-Memory



The Constitution of Persons



Remembering without Knowing



The Epistemic Analysis of Memory



Memory without Justification



Memory without Belief



Knowledge without Belief?



The Analysis of Inferential Memory



Moderate Generativism



In Defense of the Causal Theory of Memory



Evidential Retention Theory



Simple Retention Theory



Causal Retention Theory



Three Objections to the Causal Theory



Quasi-Retention



An Argument from Explanatory Power



The Nature of Memory Causation



External Loops



Memory Traces



Memory Transplants



Prompted Recall



Counterfactual Dependence



Suggestibility



Pastist Externalism about Memory Content



Motivations for Externalism



Varieties of Externalism



Pastist Externalism



Keeping Memory within its Boundaries



Collective Remembering



In Defense of Pastist Externalism



The Memory Argument



Two Interpretations of Slow Switching



The Memory Argument Reconsidered



Two Kinds of Forgetting



Context-Dependent Memory



Slow Switching and Personal Identity



The Authenticity of Memory



Truth vs. Authenticity



Against the Identity Theory of Memory



Authentic Content Representation



Meno's Paradox



Attitudinal Identity



Authentic Attitude Representation



Concluding Remarks


Bibliography


Index