Ricoeur, P
Memory, History, Forgetting
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226713427
- author:
- Ricoeur, P
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2004
- Pages:
- 624
- Dimensions:
- 22.8 x 15 x 4.6 cm
- Genre:
- Popular Philosophy
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Paul Ricoeur's Memory, History, Forgetting explores the complex relationship between remembering and forgetting in shaping our understanding of historical events. This landmark work examines how memories of past events can both inform and distort our perception of history. Ricoeur delves into the nature of memory and its role in historical narrative, drawing on philosophical texts from Aristotle to Kant, as well as contemporary historical scholarship. He considers whether historians can truly break free from the influence of memory, even when dealing with events that resist representation. Through a nuanced analysis of the interplay between remembering and forgetting, Ricoeur sheds light on the conditions necessary for meaningful historical understanding.
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