Aristotle on Memory
Second Edition
150 pages
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1 halftone, 1 line drawing
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6 x 9
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© 1972, 2004
Richard Sorabji, a noted philosopher in his own right, here offers a new edition of his 1972 translation of De Memoria here with commentary, summaries, and three essays comparing Aristotle’s accounts of memory and recollection. For this edition, Sorabji has also provided a substantial new introduction taking into account scholarly debates over the intervening thirty years, particularly those over the role of mental images in the imagination.
“Sorabji has produced a first-class book on an important topic. All Aristotelians, and anyone with an interest in any aspect of memory, will be in his debt.”—Jonathan Barnes, Isis
“Anyone concerned with Aristotle’s psychology, theory of mind, or rhetoric, anyone interested in mnemonic systems, and anyone trying to work out for himself a theory of memory, should read Aristotle’s treatise On Memory, with the comments by Richard Sorabji.”—International Studies in Philosophy
“Sorabji’s book is a sample of care, intelligence, and subtlety that the Anglo-Saxon philosophers do not hesitate to invest in such enterprises. . . . The notes seem to leave no detail, no textual difficulty unilluminated.”—Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale
“Sorabji has produced a first-class book on an important topic. All Aristotelians, and anyone with an interest in any aspect of memory, will be in his debt.”—Jonathan Barnes, Isis
“Anyone concerned with Aristotle’s psychology, theory of mind, or rhetoric, anyone interested in mnemonic systems, and anyone trying to work out for himself a theory of memory, should read Aristotle’s treatise On Memory, with the comments by Richard Sorabji.”—International Studies in Philosophy
“Sorabji’s book is a sample of care, intelligence, and subtlety that the Anglo-Saxon philosophers do not hesitate to invest in such enterprises. . . . The notes seem to leave no detail, no textual difficulty unilluminated.”—Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale
“Sorabji has produced a first class book on an important topic. All Aristotelians, and anyone with an interest in any aspect of memory, will be in his debt.”—Jonathan Barnes, Isis
“Anyone concerned with Aristotle’s psychology, theory of mind, or rhetoric, anyone interested in mnemonic systems, and anyone trying to work out for himself a theory of memory, should read Aristotle’s treatise On Memory, with the comments by Richard Sorabji.”<Anthony Preus, International Studies in Philosophy>
“Sorabji’s book is a sample of care, intelligence, and subtlety that the Anglo-Saxon philosophers do not hesitate to invest in such enterprises. . . . The notes seem to leave no detail, no textual difficulty unilluminated.”—Jacques Brunschwig, Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale
"The treatise contains the first sustained treatment of memory in the West, the earliest description of a powerful mnemonic technique, and something that has been hailed as the ancient formulation of the laws of association of ideas. In addition, the treatise is important for Aristotle's conception of thinking and representation. . . . [The first edition]deservdedly achieved the status of the standard translation and commentary of Aristotle's treatise. . . . The second edition will make it available again, accompanied with a list of the most important corrections and a stimulating introductory essay."—Paul Gregoric, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Contents
Introduction to the Second Edition
Preface
1. Memory
2. Mnemonic Techniques
3. Recollection
De Memoria et Reminiscentia translated, with interpretative summaries
Note on the translation
Notes to De Memoria et Reminiscentia
Textual Changes
Abbreviations
Select Bibliography
Index
Preface
1. Memory
2. Mnemonic Techniques
3. Recollection
De Memoria et Reminiscentia translated, with interpretative summaries
Note on the translation
Notes to De Memoria et Reminiscentia
Textual Changes
Abbreviations
Select Bibliography
Index
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