Memory: A History

D. V. Nikulin

ISBN 10: 0199793840 / ISBN 13: 9780199793846

Published by OUP USA, 2015

About this Item

Paperback with very slight wear to corners of cover. Bottom left front corner bumped - see photo. Bottom corner of one page turned over; otherwise contents very good. In recent decades, memory has become one of the major concepts and a dominant topic in philosophy, sociology, politics, history, science, cultural studies, literary theory, and the discussions of trauma and the Holocaust. In contemporary debates, the concept of memory is often used rather broadly and thus not always unambiguously. For this reason, the clarification of the range of the historical meaning of the concept of memory is a very important and urgent task. This volume shows how the concept of memory has been used and ap.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memory: A History
• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199793840
• ISBN 13: 9780199793846
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In recent decades, memory has become a dominant topic in philosophy, politics, history, science, literature, and the discussions of trauma and the Holocaust. This volume shows how the concept of memory has been used in different historical circumstances and how it has changed throughout the history of philosophy.

About the Author

Dmitri Nikulin is Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York. His interests range from ancient philosophy and early modern science to the philosophy of dialogue and philosophy of history.