Memory, History And The Claims of the Past  

Oleh:

Poole, Ross

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Memory Studies vol. 1 no. 2 (May 2008), page 148-166.
Topik: Avishai Margalir; Friedrich Nietzsche; John Locke; Myth Responsibility
Fulltext: 02. Memory, history and the claims of the past.pdf (133.55KB)

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This article presents an account of collective memory which explains its relationship to individual memory on the one hand and to history on the other. It argues that the role of memory, both individual and collective, is not merely cognitive; it is also normative. That is, memory does not simply transmit information from the past to the present; it also transmits responsibilities. Insofar as collective memory has a cognitive aspect, it makes claims about the past. These may be confirmed or disconfirmed by historical research. This does not mean that collective memory is just bad history. It is more like history written in the first person, and its role is to inform the present generation of its responsibilities to the past.

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