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Consciousness and the limits of memory
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.