Memory and its representations in Spinoza
Keywords:
memory, impression, identity, affectio, vestigium, concatenatio.
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This paper studies the concept of memory as understood in Spinoza’s body of work, focusing mainly on E 2P18. The main features of memory’s functioning are explained across three conceptual axes: affectio, vestigium and concatenation. These shape Spinoza’s own argumentation in the cited proposition and also recall Aristotle’s theory on memory’s function and functioning. The link between both theories helps transversely to elucidate Spinoza’s position regarding the problem of the identity of the individual (beyond movement-rest proportionality).Downloads
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Rojas Peralta S. E. (2016). Memory and its representations in Spinoza. Ingenium. Revista Internacional de Pensamiento Moderno y Metodología en Historia de las Ideas, 10, 161-177. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_INGE.2016.v10.54737
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