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Authors: Jean-Hugues Barthélémy
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Abstract

What is the relationship between episodic memory and imagination? This question may concern epistemic or subjective criteria and objective or constitutive criteria for the distinction. We support a contextualist position for both questions: on the one hand, it is only by referring to the context that the subject can decide whether they are imagining a scene or remembering it; on the other hand, it is nevertheless necessary to maintain the metaphysical distinction between memory and imagination as faculties. Finally, we clarify the nature of this contextualism, as opposed to other forms of philosophical contextualism.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Epistemology Ethics and Metaphysics Philosophy and Theoretical Science Embodied and Extended Cognition

Publication details

Journal / source
Revue philosophique de la France et de l étranger
Volume
Tome 151
Issue
1
Pages
137–138
Publication date
10 February 2026
Language
FR