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Memory as Philosophy

The Theory and Practice of Philosophical Recollection

Dustin Peone (Autor)

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2019
ibidem (Verlag)
978-3-8382-1336-1 (ISBN)

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Dustin Peone argues that memory is the foundation of philosophical thought. This may seem strange to the contemporary reader, but it is something that philosophers themselves have known since before Socrates. Peone advocates a doctrine of "memory as philosophy" that ties philosophical recollection back to the wisdom of the Muses, daughters of Memory, who sing of "what was, is, and shall be." Part One draws on the work of philosophers from Cicero to Vico to Bergson to articulate the meaning and significance of memory. Peone understands memory not merely in its psychological sense, but as the key to metaphysical and moral thinking. Part Two takes up the philosophical history of memory. Peone gives an overview of its role as both a speculative and technical instrument from ancient Greece through Renaissance Europe. Then with the rise of modernity and the critical philosophy of Descartes, the memory tradition falls into disrepute. Why did this happen? Was it accidental? Is a philosophical system grounded in memory possible after Descartes? In the final chapters, Montaigne and Hegel are analyzed as practitioners of "memory as philosophy" in the modern world.

Donald Phillip Verene is Charles Howard Candler Professor Emeritus of Metaphysics and Moral Philosophy at Emory University and Fellow of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. He is the author of numerous books, including Philosophy and the Return to Self-Knowledge, Knowledge of Things Human and Divine, Vico’s New Science: A Philosophical Commentary, and The Rhetorical Sense of Philosophy.

"Peone's treatment of modern philosophy through the lens of memory and forgetfulness sheds light not only on the trajectory of philosophy from Montaigne to Hegel but also on the technological ethos of contemporary life. His 'recovery' of memory, grounded in the history of philosophy, offers an original perspective on the world in which we find ourselves. This is rich material for remembering and reflecting."-Ann Hartle, Professor Emerita, Emory University

"Peone’s treatment of modern philosophy through the lens of memory and forgetfulness sheds light not only on the trajectory of philosophy from Montaigne to Hegel but also on the technological ethos of contemporary life. His 'recovery' of memory, grounded in the history of philosophy, offers an original perspective on the world in which we find ourselves. This is rich material for remembering and reflecting."—Ann Hartle, Professor Emerita, Emory University

Erscheinungsdatum	25.05.2019
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Historical Philosophy
Mitarbeit	Herausgeber (Serie): Alexander Gungov, Donald Phillip Verene
Verlagsort	Hannover
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	361 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
Schlagworte	Descartes • Erinnerung • Hegel • Memory • Montaigne • Philosophie • Philosophy
ISBN-10	3-8382-1336-X / 383821336X
ISBN-13	978-3-8382-1336-1 / 9783838213361
Zustand	Neuware