Aristotle and Plotinus on Memory

Two treatises on memory which have come down to us from antiquity are Aristotle´s On memory and recollection and Plotinus´ On perception and memory (IV 6), the latter also wrote at length about memory in his Problems connected with the soul (IV 3-4, esp. 3.25-4.6). Both authors treat memory as a &qu...

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Main Author King, Richard A.H
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany De Gruyter 2009
Walter de Gruyter GmbH Co.KG
De Gruyter, Inc
Edition1. Aufl.
SeriesQuellen und Studien zur Philosophie
Subjects
Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy
Aristotle
Memory (Philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY
Plotinus
Religion Philosophiegeschichte
Philosophie
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Summary:Two treatises on memory which have come down to us from antiquity are Aristotle´s On memory and recollection and Plotinus´ On perception and memory (IV 6), the latter also wrote at length about memory in his Problems connected with the soul (IV 3-4, esp. 3.25-4.6). Both authors treat memory as a "modest" faculty: they assume the existence of a persistent subject to whom memory belongs, and basic cognitive capacities are assumed on which memory depends. In particular, both theories use "phantasia" (representation) to explain memory.
ISBN:9783110214635
3110214636
9783110214628
3110214628
DOI:10.1515/9783110214635