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Metaphors of Memory: A History of Ideas about the Mind

By Douwe Draaisma , Paul Vincent

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0521650240, 9780521650243
Open Library ID
OL17001612M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (3237406 bytes)
Pages
257\257
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2011-01-23 12:00:00
Культурология;История культуры

Description

"What is memory? It is at the same time ephemeral, unreliable and essential to everything we do. Without memory we lose our sense of identity, reasoning, even our ability to perform simple physical tasks. Yet it is also elusive and difficult to define, and throughout the ages philosophers and psychologists have used metaphors as a way of understanding it. This fascinating book takes the reader on a guided tour of these metaphors of memory from ancient times to the present day. Crossing continents and disciplines, it provides a compelling history of ideas about the mind by exploring the way these metaphors have been used - metaphors often derived from the techniques and instruments developed over the years to store information, ranging from wax tablets and books to photography, computers and even the hologram. Accessible and thought provoking, this book should be read by anyone who is interested in memory and the mind."--Jacket. Read more... 1. The Mystic Writing-Pad -- 2. Memoria: memory as writing -- 3. The splendour of the Bologna Stone -- 4. A vast labyrinth -- 5. A mirror with a memory -- 6. Digital memory -- 7. The holographic memory -- 8. An enchanted loom -- 9. The homunculus

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