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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Consciousness and the limits of memory

Joseph Gottlieb

pp. 5217-5243

Abstract

Intermodal representationalism is a popular theory of consciousness. This paper argues that intermodal representationalism is false, or at least likely so. The argument turns on two forms of exceptional episodic memory: hyperthymesia and prodigious visual memory in savant syndrome. Emerging from this argument is a broader lesson about the relationship between memory and perception; that it may be possible to entertain in memory the very same content as in a corresponding perceptual experience, and that the "overflow' interpretation of the classic Sperling paradigm experiments may not fully generalize.

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Published in:

(2018) Synthese 195 (12).

Pages: 5217-5243

DOI: 10.1007/s11229-018-1793-9

Full citation:

Gottlieb Joseph (2018) „Consciousness and the limits of memory“. Synthese 195 (12), 5217–5243.