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Forgetting to some purpose| title | Forgetting to some purpose |
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| start_date | 2025/04/11 |
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| schedule | NC |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | salle de réunion |
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| summary | The term ‘forgetting’ is used to describe a disparate set of phenomena. Is there any common unifying core to these ? What unifies the set of thing we call forgetting ? In the course of pursuing this question, I argue that we arrive at some surprising findings about the nature of forgetting : forgetting is consistent with remembering ; it is compatible with knowledge ; and it can be a positive cognitive accomplishment. In this talk, I will suggest that attributions of forgetting are always made relative to some purpose. We can best make sense of forgetting by thinking of it as a limitation on our access to some contextually relevant information within a similarly contextually specified time frame. This account of forgetting meshes with an understanding of other mental states as question-sensitive. It is consistent with current work in neuroscience, and can accommodate the diversity of the phenomenon whilst offering a unified account of it. |
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| responsibles | Buehler |
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| submitted | published | | 2025/04/01 13:50 UTC |
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