Does phenomenology have a role to play in investigating memory, or should philosophical inquires be focused on metaphysical and empirical features of this capacity? Sofia Pedrini (Bochum) is at the Palace today, defending the relevance and significance of memory phenomenology.
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ICOM is back! So excited ❤️❤️❤️
One month from now, IPM5 will be in full swing. Today’s post at The Memory Palace has links to the program and info about registering. Take a look!
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The Palace now has a Palais! As @doudjabmz.bsky.social describes, a team of graduate students in France have undertaken the project of translating Palace posts to French.
If you have interest in similar initiatives for the other languages Substack supports, please reach out!
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Traumatic memories often make the past overshadow the present. How much of this influence is due to memory? Judith Carlisle (Tennessee) is at The Memory Palace today with an intriguing discussion of this question. Check it out!
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Thomas Reid offers us a view of memory as "an active, collaborative process that contributes to the production of reliably accurate beliefs." So says M Folescu, who is at The Memory Palace today discussing their book project on Reid's view of memory and faculty psychology. Enjoy!
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Many ask about the function of episodic memory. But what's the point of episodic memory? We can learn interesting things about this capacity if we ask what we do with it, rather than just why we have it in the first place. Julian Bacharach (Trinity Dublin) explores this at The Palace today.
The CAIC Launch Event 🚀 is THIS week! Check out the scheduled talks 👀
Nobody remembers telephone numbers anymore. Memory technologies increasingly free us up to use memory in other ways. Hamish Linehan and Matthew Sims are at the Palace today, asking how this changes the normative constraints on memory, for us and for other species.
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Memory technologies have freed up human memory to care about more than accuracy- and the same might be true for other animals. Hamish Linehan (Stirling) and Matthew Sims (Macquarie) explore this intriguing idea at The Memory Palace today.
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Today at the Memory Palace: a preview of the 5th biennial Issues in Philosophy of Memory (IPM5) meeting - at Purdue next month!
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Think back on a time when you fantasized about a crush. Such idealization, and the later realization (and disappointment), illustrates the importance of phenomenology for investigating memory. Sofia Pedrini (Bochum) discusses such cases at the Memory Palace today - enjoy!
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🧠 ICOM is back!
The International Conference on Memory (ICOM7) returns 26–30 July 2027 in Glasgow, bringing together researchers from neuroscience, psychology, and beyond.
🔗 Learn more and sign-up for the newsletter here: icom-memory.org
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Thomas Reid's role in debates about faculty psychology and the significance of memory has been underappreciated. M Folescu (Missouri) is at the Palace today, discussing their work to change this through a book project on Reid and memory's value. Check it out!
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Today we debut Le Palais de la Mémoire, French translations of Palace posts from a team of graduate students studying in France with varying connections to the language. Thanks to Doudja Boumaza for leading the charge!
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In traumatic memory, many people remember the event which led to the trauma. But is the memory necessary for their trauma, and if so why? Today at The Memory Palace, Judith Carlisle (Tennessee) explores the many connections between memory and trauma.
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The CAIC Launch Event 🚀 is next week! Check out the scheduled talks 👀
What are the advantages of episodic memory? Today at The Memory Palace, Julian Bacharach (Trinity College Dublin) shares his thoughts about the power of episodic memroy with respect to our beliefs, understanding, and communication with others.
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I know!! Extra excitement!
Hamish Linehan (University of Stirling) and Matthew Sims (Macquarie University)
