Memory and perception, insights at the interface: editors' introduction
| Autor | Christopher McCarroll - Kourken Michaelian - Santiago Arango Muñoz |
| Páginas | 5-19 |
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Estud.filos n.º 64. Julio-diciembre de 2021 | pp. 5-19 | Universidad de Antioquia | ISSN 0121-3628 | ISSN-e 2256-358X
PRESENTACIÓN
* This work is supported by the French National Research Agency in the framework of the “Investissements d’avenir” program
(ANR-15-IDEX-02). The editors wish to thank everyone involved in this project. We thank all the contributors to the special
issue, as well as the reviewers for each paper. In particular, we’d like to thank Sarah Robins, Gerardo Viera, Steven James, and
Jordi Fernández for their contributions to the book symposium. We also extend our thanks to André Sant’Anna for helpful
comments on a previous dra of this paper.
Memory and perception, insights
at the interface: editors’ introduction*
Abstract: The recent development of specialized research elds in philosophy of
memory and philosophy of perception invites a dialogue about the relationship between
these mental capacities. Following a brief review of some of the key issues that can
be raised at the interface of memory and perception, this introduction provides an
overview of the contributions to the special issue, and outlines possible directions
for further research.
1. The relation between memory and perception: inviting a dialogue
Memory and perception have been fundamental topics since the beginning of
philosophy. Indeed, one of the central principles of Western philosophy has been the
notion of the primacy of perception. Perception is oen thought to be the most basic
cognitive act, the act from which many other cognitive capacities are thought to derive,
or to derive their content, none more so than episodic memory (Casey, 1991/2004,
p. 137). But what, precisely is the relation between memory and perception?
The recent development of specialized research elds in philosophy of memory
and philosophy of perception invites a dialogue about the relationship between these
mental capacities. There are signs that people are starting to take an interest in this
area: in February 2021, the Centre for Philosophy of Memory organized a workshop,
Memory and perception: starting the conversation, which focused precisely on the
relation between memory and perception. Yet, there is also evidence that there is lots
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