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Hoerl, Christoph (1999) Memory, amnesia and the past. Mind & Language, 14 (2). pp. 227-251. doi:10.1111/1468-0017.00111 ISSN 0268-1064.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-0017.00111
Abstract
This paper defends the claim that, in order to have a concept of time, subjects must have memories of particular events they once witnessed. Some patients with severe amnesia arguably still have a concept of time. Two possible explanations of their grasp of this concept are discussed. They take as their respective starting points abilities preserved in the patients in question: (1) the ability to retain factual information over time despite being unable to recall the past event or situation that information stems from, and (2) the ability to remember at least some past events or situations themselves (typically because retrograde amnesia is not complete). It is argued that a satisfactory explanation of what it is for subjects to have a concept of time must make reference to their having episodic memories such as those mentioned under (2). It is also shown how the question as to whether subjects have such memories, and thus whether they possess a concept of time, enters into our explanation of their actions.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | P Language and Literature B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Time perception, Memory, Amnesia | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Mind & Language | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc | ||||
ISSN: | 0268-1064 | ||||
Official Date: | June 1999 | ||||
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Volume: | 14 | ||||
Number: | 2 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 25 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 227-251 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1111/1468-0017.00111 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 28 July 2016 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 28 July 2016 |
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