Memory and Temporality: A phenomenological alternative

The notion of memory storage, central to most contemporary theories of remembering, is challenged from a philosophical perspective as being contradictory and untenable. It criticizes this storage hypothesis as relying upon a linear explanation of time, an assumption which results in infinite regress...

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Published inPhilosophical psychology Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 101 - 110
Main Author Arcaya, Jose M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon, U.K Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.1989
Carfax Publishing Co
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Summary:The notion of memory storage, central to most contemporary theories of remembering, is challenged from a philosophical perspective as being contradictory and untenable. It criticizes this storage hypothesis as relying upon a linear explanation of time, an assumption which results in infinite regression, solipsism, and a failure to contact the real past. A model based on the phenomenological viewpoints of Edmund Husserl and Maurice Merleau-Ponty is offered as an alternative paradigm. Finally, a research method suggested by this descriptive approach to memory is presented and illustrated.
ISSN:0951-5089
1465-394X
DOI:10.1080/09515088908572965