The Epistemological Role of Episodic Recollection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10348151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Soteriou (University of Warwick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 472-492 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy and Phenomenological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8205 • E-ISSN: 1933-1592 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2008.00199.x |
| OpenAlex | W2068147163 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 10 |
In what respects is episodic recollection active, and subject to the will, like perceptual imagination, and in what respects is it passive, like perception, and how do these matters relate to its epistemological role? I present an account of the ontology of episodic recollection that provides answers to these questions. According the account I recommend, an act of episodic recollection is not subject to epistemic evaluation—it is neither justified nor unjustified—but it can provide one with a distinctive source of warrant for judgements about the past when it is accompanied by knowledge that one is recollecting, as well as knowledge of what one is recollecting. While the account concedes that when one recollects one’s attitude to what is recollected cannot be one of observation, it nevertheless accommodates the notion that episodic recollection involves a form of mental time‐travel—a case of re‐visiting, or re‐acquaintance with, some past episode
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Episodic memory · Epistemology · Perception · Recall · Subject (documents · Warrant · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |