Preservationism in Memory
ABSTRACT Preservationism in the philosophy of memory is dead, according to many. This opinion is not ill‐founded. It appears to be justified both by common sense and by empirical psychology. But in what follows we explain how and why an independently motivated form of preservationism, modal preservationism, survives.
Authors
- Paul Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0321-1562)
- Sven Bernecker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5929-4443)
Institutions
- TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Irvine University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ratio
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/rati.70012
- Primary Topic
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Shanghai Educational Development Foundation
- University of Johannesburg