Article ID: CBB397896023

Aristotle on Remembering and Memory: Toward an Interpretation of Mem. 1 (2022)

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At the outset of De memoria 1 (hereafter Mem. 1) Aristotle promises a scientific definition of memory, a causal account that explains how episodes of memory occur, and a clarification as to the location of memory that identifies the main part of the soul involved in the exercise of memory. All these promises are fulfilled by the end of Mem. 1. While Aristotle has a great deal to say on human memory, his first and foremost goal is to develop an account that explains the role of memory and remembering in animal life. This article discusses the explanatory and definitional strategies adopted in Aristotle’s exploration of the phenomenon of memory. It also offers an interpretation of the whole chapter from a methodological perspective.

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Authors & Contributors
Repici, Luciana
Tarantino, Piero
Justin Humphreys
Korobili, Giouli
Pseudo-Placitus, Sextus
Soardi, Marzia
Concepts
Medicine
Philosophy
Animals
Natural philosophy
Memory
Aristotelianism
Time Periods
Ancient
Early modern
Renaissance
Medieval
Places
Greece
Europe
Mediterranean region
Byzantium
Egypt
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