Preservationism in Memory
Abstract
Preservationism in the philosophy of memory is dead, according to many. This opinion is not ill-founded. It appears to be justified both by common sense and by empirical psychology. But in what follows we explain how and why an independently motivated form of preservationism, modal preservationism, survives.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Memory
Trauma
and Commemoration
Philosophy
History
and Historiography
Epistemology
Ethics
and Metaphysics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN