Metaphors of Memory: A History of Ideas about the Mind by Douwe Draaisma, Paul Vincent

Metaphors of Memory: A History of Ideas about the Mind

Douwe Draaisma, Paul Vincent

256 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology science informative reflective slow-paced

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What is memory? Without memory we lose our sense of identity, reasoning, even our ability to perform simple physical tasks. Yet it is elusive and difficult to define, and throughout the ages philosophers and psychologists have used metaphors as a ...

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