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Aristotle on Memory
Richard Sorabji, a noted philosopher in his own right, here offers a new edition of his 1972 translation of De Memoria here with commentary, summaries, and three essays comparing Aristotle’s accounts of memory and recollection. For this edition, Sorabji has also provided a substantial new introduction taking into account scholarly debates over the intervening thirty years, particularly those over the role of mental images in the imagination.
“Sorabji has produced a first-class book on an important topic. All Aristotelians, and anyone with an interest in any aspect of memory, will be in his debt.”—Jonathan Barnes, Isis
“Anyone concerned with Aristotle’s psychology, theory of mind, or rhetoric, anyone interested in mnemonic systems, and anyone trying to work out for himself a theory of memory, should read Aristotle’s treatise On Memory , with the comments by Richard Sorabji.”— International Studies in Philosophy
“Sorabji’s book is a sample of care, intelligence, and subtlety that the Anglo-Saxon philosophers do not hesitate to invest in such enterprises. . . . The notes seem to leave no detail, no textual difficulty unilluminated.”— Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale
“Sorabji has produced a first-class book on an important topic. All Aristotelians, and anyone with an interest in any aspect of memory, will be in his debt.”—Jonathan Barnes, Isis
“Anyone concerned with Aristotle’s psychology, theory of mind, or rhetoric, anyone interested in mnemonic systems, and anyone trying to work out for himself a theory of memory, should read Aristotle’s treatise On Memory , with the comments by Richard Sorabji.”— International Studies in Philosophy
“Sorabji’s book is a sample of care, intelligence, and subtlety that the Anglo-Saxon philosophers do not hesitate to invest in such enterprises. . . . The notes seem to leave no detail, no textual difficulty unilluminated.”— Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale
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150 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1972
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February 9, 2020
My opinion of Aristotle was first extremely low, as a budding Classicist. (I have been made to read portions of this book at least twice, maybe more which I can't recall, ironically enough. I am relieved not to have to actually have to TRANSLATE the Attic Greek for 8:00 sharp tomorrow!)
I like Cicero, Catullus, and Plato better, all writers whom I have in treasured spots as you enter my bedroom... let alone Ovid...
Oh, if my review started that way, then I must still not like either Aristotle OR Sorabji's treatment of him. Let's examine why after a brief moment of reflection and meditation to enjoy the beautiful birds I went out to feed bright and early this morning.
The notes are half of the whole book. I mean, there's a bibliography on p117 and an index on p119 but that doesn't really count, now does it?
The other issue I had was that I couldn't make head nor tail of why the notes started at 451. Logic? I liked reading Lewis Carroll's book on logic when I was younger. But my memory is scattered, unfortunately. Oh well, at least I think it was an interesting look at the future!
If you want to look at it, too, there's a fun diagram on page 18 of a triangle.
I like Cicero, Catullus, and Plato better, all writers whom I have in treasured spots as you enter my bedroom... let alone Ovid...
Oh, if my review started that way, then I must still not like either Aristotle OR Sorabji's treatment of him. Let's examine why after a brief moment of reflection and meditation to enjoy the beautiful birds I went out to feed bright and early this morning.
The notes are half of the whole book. I mean, there's a bibliography on p117 and an index on p119 but that doesn't really count, now does it?
The other issue I had was that I couldn't make head nor tail of why the notes started at 451. Logic? I liked reading Lewis Carroll's book on logic when I was younger. But my memory is scattered, unfortunately. Oh well, at least I think it was an interesting look at the future!
If you want to look at it, too, there's a fun diagram on page 18 of a triangle.
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