The article focuses on Plotinus’ views on memory and recollection in 4.3.25ff. it is argued that Plotinus distinguishes two types of memory. M1 is the memory of acquired objects drawn from perception; M2 is a higher type of memory which does not require an acquired object (since M2 concerns those things which the soul already possesses as part of its nature) and does not entail time. The article aims to set Plotinus’ views on memory against the wider background of his account of soul and knowledge.
Chiaradonna, R. (2019). Plotinus on Memory, Recollection and Discursive Th ought. In P.C. Luca Castagnoli (a cura di), Greek Memories: Theories and Practices (pp. 310-324). Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
Plotinus on Memory, Recollection and Discursive Th ought
CHIARADONNA
2019-01-01
Abstract
The article focuses on Plotinus’ views on memory and recollection in 4.3.25ff. it is argued that Plotinus distinguishes two types of memory. M1 is the memory of acquired objects drawn from perception; M2 is a higher type of memory which does not require an acquired object (since M2 concerns those things which the soul already possesses as part of its nature) and does not entail time. The article aims to set Plotinus’ views on memory against the wider background of his account of soul and knowledge.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
