Memory: A Philosophical Study a Philosophical Study

by Sven Bernecker

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199577560
• ISBN13: 9780199577569
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"