The Memory Palace
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A repository for ideas, questions, discoveries, and events in the philosophy of memory.
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If the brain doesn’t store memories, where are they? Why do we summon the past into the present? Henri Bergson explored these questions. Doudja Boumaza (Grenoble) is at The Memory Palace today encouraging us all to revisit Bergson’s answers. Enjoy!
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Why do we remember the past? Bergson's forgotten question
Doudja Boumaza (University of Grenoble Alpes)
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February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
If the brain doesn’t store memories, where are they? Why do we summon the past into the present? Henri Bergson explored these questions. Doudja Boumaza (Grenoble) is at The Memory Palace today encouraging us all to revisit Bergson’s answers. Enjoy!
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The Memory Palace is back for 2026! Our first post is from Charlotte Harmon, our Purdue student editorial assistant. The piece highlights the work of some of our translators and how language plays a role in the philosophy of memory. Check it out!
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Language in the Philosophy of Memory: An interview with the translators of "El Palacio de la Memoria"
Charlotte Harmon (Purdue University), Marcela Zarate Rochin (National Autonomous University of Mexico), Elena Ostos (Université Grenoble-Alps), and Lucienne Huby (University of Cagliari)
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February 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The Memory Palace is back for 2026! Our first post is from Charlotte Harmon, our Purdue student editorial assistant. The piece highlights the work of some of our translators and how language plays a role in the philosophy of memory. Check it out!
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When we look at ourselves in the mirror, what do we think of? Today at The Memory Palace, Antonella Tramacere examines what is entailed by mirror gazing and what kind of memory affects one's mirror perception.
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Mirrors and memory: The stories embodied in your mirror image
Antonella Tramacere (Roma Tre University)
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December 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When we look at ourselves in the mirror, what do we think of? Today at The Memory Palace, Antonella Tramacere examines what is entailed by mirror gazing and what kind of memory affects one's mirror perception.
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Can our memories ever be unfair or unjust? Today at The Memory Palace, Kathy Puddfoot explores the concept of "mnemonic injustice" and how our memories can serve a role in treating people with justice.
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Wronged by Memory
Katherine Puddifoot (Durham University)
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December 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Can our memories ever be unfair or unjust? Today at The Memory Palace, Kathy Puddfoot explores the concept of "mnemonic injustice" and how our memories can serve a role in treating people with justice.
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Did you know that the Philosophy of Memory community will be hosting an event this summer? Today at The Memory Palace, Sarah Robins will be sharing information about the Issues in Philosophy of Memory 5 event. Also, check out our latest translations!
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Issues in Philosophy of Memory 5
Sarah Robins (Purdue University)
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November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Did you know that the Philosophy of Memory community will be hosting an event this summer? Today at The Memory Palace, Sarah Robins will be sharing information about the Issues in Philosophy of Memory 5 event. Also, check out our latest translations!
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When a person views an object used as a token of a historical event, what kind of memory is being activated? Today at The Memory Palace, Juan Diego Bogota touches on kinds of collective memory from events and material culture in English and Spanish!
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¿Qué es mnemónico acerca de la memoria colectiva?
Juan Diego Bogota (Universidad de Jyväskylä), Traducción del autor
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November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
When a person views an object used as a token of a historical event, what kind of memory is being activated? Today at The Memory Palace, Juan Diego Bogota touches on kinds of collective memory from events and material culture in English and Spanish!
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When we are recollecting a story, what discerns all are other memories from being forgotten or merely being inaccessible at that moment? Today at The Memory Palace, Jessie Munton discusses what constitutes forgetting and its many uses in our lives.
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Is forgetting discovered or created?
Jessie Munton (University of Cambridge)
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November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
When we are recollecting a story, what discerns all are other memories from being forgotten or merely being inaccessible at that moment? Today at The Memory Palace, Jessie Munton discusses what constitutes forgetting and its many uses in our lives.
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How do we recall the memory of events that may happen repeatedly, such as our own birthday? Today at The Memory Palace, Katja Crone analyzes different types of memory, including what she terms "generic" memory, when it comes to frequent events.
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How We Recall Recurring Events
Katja Crone (TU Dortmund)
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November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
How do we recall the memory of events that may happen repeatedly, such as our own birthday? Today at The Memory Palace, Katja Crone analyzes different types of memory, including what she terms "generic" memory, when it comes to frequent events.
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Do you know that the Memory Palace publishes research not only in English but also in Spanish? Check out this post from Sarah Robins to know more about this initiative!
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Fiesta en al Palacio
Sarah Robins (Purdue University)
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October 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Do you know that the Memory Palace publishes research not only in English but also in Spanish? Check out this post from Sarah Robins to know more about this initiative!
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What does it mean that memory is epistemically blurry? Today at the Memory Palace, Uljana Feest discusses this important question and gives us a preview of her book "Operationism in Psychology. An Epistemology of Exploration".
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Memory as an Epistemically Blurry Object of Research
Uljana Feest (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
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October 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
What does it mean that memory is epistemically blurry? Today at the Memory Palace, Uljana Feest discusses this important question and gives us a preview of her book "Operationism in Psychology. An Epistemology of Exploration".
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How does explicit memory, like episodic memory, shape implicit attitudes? Today at the Memory Palace, Josefa Toribio (ICREA-University of Barcelona) discusses this and other questions, with particular attention to implicit biases and their harmful consequences.
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How Memory Shapes Implicit Attitudes
Josefa Toribio (ICREA-University of Barcelona)
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October 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
How does explicit memory, like episodic memory, shape implicit attitudes? Today at the Memory Palace, Josefa Toribio (ICREA-University of Barcelona) discusses this and other questions, with particular attention to implicit biases and their harmful consequences.
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After a summer break, the Memory Palace is back with an exciting post on good and bad forms of commemoration from Ten-Herng Lai (University of Stirling). Exciting news about the Palace's projects are coming soon!
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Commemoration and Controversy
Ten-Herng Lai (University of Stirling)
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September 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
After a summer break, the Memory Palace is back with an exciting post on good and bad forms of commemoration from Ten-Herng Lai (University of Stirling). Exciting news about the Palace's projects are coming soon!
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Today, we end the first cycle of posts for 2025 with Dylan Trigg's reflections on nostalgia and grief. We are coming back after a summer break with new exciting posts and initiatives at the Memory Palace. Stay tuned!
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Nostalgia and Grief
Dylan Trigg (Central European University)
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June 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Today, we end the first cycle of posts for 2025 with Dylan Trigg's reflections on nostalgia and grief. We are coming back after a summer break with new exciting posts and initiatives at the Memory Palace. Stay tuned!
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Episodic remembering comes with a complex phenomenology. How can we account for it? Which methodology is best suited to study it? Today, Francesca Righetti (Ruhr University Bochum) shares some very interesting ideas about these questions.
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What does it mean to relive an experience through remembering?
Francesca Righetti (Ruhr University Bochum)
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June 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Episodic remembering comes with a complex phenomenology. How can we account for it? Which methodology is best suited to study it? Today, Francesca Righetti (Ruhr University Bochum) shares some very interesting ideas about these questions.
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What's the role of memory in self-knowledge? Which type of memory is the most relevant one for getting to know ourselves better, e.g., our own beliefs? Today at the Memory Palace, Ben Winokur (University of Macau) explores these exciting questions.
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Memory and Self-Knowledge
Benjamin Winokur (University of Macau)
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May 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What's the role of memory in self-knowledge? Which type of memory is the most relevant one for getting to know ourselves better, e.g., our own beliefs? Today at the Memory Palace, Ben Winokur (University of Macau) explores these exciting questions.
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If Large Language Models can remember without a trace, also humans can do so. Today at the Memory Palace, Daniel Hutto (University of Wollongong) discusses this provocative and exciting idea.
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Remembering Without a Trace of a Trace: Of Mice, Humans, and LLMs
Daniel D. Hutto (University of Wollongong)
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May 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If Large Language Models can remember without a trace, also humans can do so. Today at the Memory Palace, Daniel Hutto (University of Wollongong) discusses this provocative and exciting idea.
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If you could hold on to just a single memory, just one episode from your personal past, what would it be? Today at the Memory Palace, Chris McCarroll investigates this exciting question about personal memory. A highly recommended reading!
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A Single Memory
Christopher Jude McCarroll (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)
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April 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If you could hold on to just a single memory, just one episode from your personal past, what would it be? Today at the Memory Palace, Chris McCarroll investigates this exciting question about personal memory. A highly recommended reading!
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A great post on the philosophy of memory in Japan from Shin Sakuragi (Shibaura Institute of Technology)
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The Philosophy of Memory in Japan
Shin Sakuragi (Shibaura Institute of Technology)
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April 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A great post on the philosophy of memory in Japan from Shin Sakuragi (Shibaura Institute of Technology)
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Would you like to learn more about memory in non-human animals? Please, check today's exciting post from Hunter Gentry (Kansas State University) and Cameron Buckner (University of Florida) if you want to do so.
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Where did I leave my episode, again?
Hunter Gentry (Kansas State University) and Cameron Buckner (University of Florida)
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April 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Would you like to learn more about memory in non-human animals? Please, check today's exciting post from Hunter Gentry (Kansas State University) and Cameron Buckner (University of Florida) if you want to do so.
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If you want to know more on the ethics of memory dampening, you should really check this awesome post by Mona Jahangiri (University of Göttingen).
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Between Memory and Identity: Trauma and the Self in Islamic Philosophy
Mona Jahangiri (University of Göttingen)
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April 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If you want to know more on the ethics of memory dampening, you should really check this awesome post by Mona Jahangiri (University of Göttingen).
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An exciting post on George Hackenschmidt's philosophy of memory (and more), authored by Vilius Dranseika (Jagiellonian University).
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The Man Who Wrestled with Memory
Vilius Dranseika (Jagiellonian University)
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April 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
An exciting post on George Hackenschmidt's philosophy of memory (and more), authored by Vilius Dranseika (Jagiellonian University).
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What if memory were a social kind, like race, gender, and love? What does that would mean for the ways we can study it? Today, at the Memory Palace, Alison Springle (University of Miami) discusses these and other exciting questions about our memory systems.
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A Social Critical Metaphysics of Memory: A Manifesto
Alison Springle (University of Miami)
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March 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What if memory were a social kind, like race, gender, and love? What does that would mean for the ways we can study it? Today, at the Memory Palace, Alison Springle (University of Miami) discusses these and other exciting questions about our memory systems.
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A fantastic post on looking back at our personal past from new perspectives, authored by Daniel Gyollai (University of Copenhagen).
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The determinable indeterminacy of our past
Daniel Gyollai (University of Copenhagen)
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March 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A fantastic post on looking back at our personal past from new perspectives, authored by Daniel Gyollai (University of Copenhagen).
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A very cool post on perspectival forgetting from Megan Entwistle (Washington University in St. Louis). A highly recommended reading.
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Perspectival Forgetting
Megan Entwistle (Washington University in St. Louis)
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March 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A very cool post on perspectival forgetting from Megan Entwistle (Washington University in St. Louis). A highly recommended reading.
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A very cool post from Krystyna Bielecka (Institute of Philosophy, University of Białystok), in which she gives fantastic overview of her teleosemantic account of episodic memory.
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The Error That Lies: How Teleosemantics Illuminates Memory and Confabulation
Krystyna Bielecka (Institute of Philosophy, University of Białystok)
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March 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A very cool post from Krystyna Bielecka (Institute of Philosophy, University of Białystok), in which she gives fantastic overview of her teleosemantic account of episodic memory.
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