Radical Exteriority and Incorporeal. A Brief Commentary about Memory Assemblage

This essay examines the concept of memory and its connection to exteriority, indexicals, and incorporeals. It delves into the philosophical perspectives of Émile Bréhier, Deleuze, and the Stoics, emphasizing the omnipresence of memory and its role in constituting the past through addition. It discusses the importance of exteriority for ontology and the collective nature of memory, which transcends individual experiences. It highlights the role of indexicals in memory and the incorporeal nature of meanings, propositions, space, time, and other concepts. I propose that memory and addition involve a collapse of logical and ontological instances, leading to a dynamic and plastic understanding of being and history, as well as political engagement.