On the Husserlian Phenomenology of Remembering
Passive and Active Motivations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21604141 |
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| Authors | Verónica Kretschel (0000-0002-5282-5827, National Academy of Sciences of Buenos Aires, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 538-555 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Philosophical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0967-2559 • E-ISSN: 1466-4542 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09672559.2025.2603200 |
| OpenAlex | W4417450860 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
This paper uses Husserlian phenomenology to explore the complexact of remembering. It argues that remembering is a dynamicinterplay that transcends the mere static preservation of thepast. The distinction between static and genetic phenomenologyis crucial. Static analysis, particularly in early work on timeconsciousness, identifies retentional modification (the continuoussinking and preservation of experiences) as the fundamentalcondition for memory. However, it does not fully explain howmemories become accessible. Genetic phenomenology provides adeeper understanding by focusing on the “origin” of consciousnessand introducing passive synthesis. Central to this concept isaffective awakening, where present perceptions connect withpast experiences through an affective “force.” This connectioncan bring seemingly “forgotten” retentions into awareness,serving as the passive grounding for both involuntary and activelysought recollections. The study further examines how activemotivations, such as consciously documenting experiences orrevisiting photographs, strengthen these passive connections.These interactions shape our personal history and contribute tothe ongoing constitution of the self. Ultimately, the paper presentsremembering not as a simple act of retrieval, but rather as anongoing, multifaceted engagement with our past that influencesboth our present and future
Hermeneutic phenomenology · Intentionality · Subjectivity · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
Husserl and the Promise of Time
On the Phenomenology of the Consciousness of Internal Time (1893–1917)
Husserl's static and genetic phenomenology
Husserl’s Phenomenology And the Problem of the Future
The act of forgetting
Aufsätze und Vorträge (1922–1937)
Remembering Places
Husserl's static and genetic phenomenology
Edmund Husserl's Phenomenology of Habituality and Habitus
Ideas pertaining to a pure phenomenology and to a phenomenological philosophy
Phänomenologie der Assoziation
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