Douwe draaisma, author of the internationally acclaimed metaphors of memory, explores the nature of autobiographical memory. In other words, memory today is attributed to the clarity of recalling the past, while medieval memory was attributed to the conditions under which memorable material was initially embodied. Plato, for instance, imagined memory as a wax tablet on which our experiences are inscribed, while other metaphors make the memory a storeroom, either for information, like a library or archive, or for goods, like a wine cellar or warehouse. Tell us about metaphors of memory by douwe draaisma this is a book that should be more widely known. And with the notion of a literal description of memory processes never more than a dream, psychologists on this view haplessly and excitedly project the properties of the latest swish machines back onto the mind. Draaisma metaphors of memory free download as pdf file. Redondo rl, kim j, arons al, ramirez s, liu x, tonegawa s. The original dutch version of this current book, entitled waarom het leven sneller gaat als je ouder wordt 2001 has won several scientific and literary awards. Why life speeds up as you get older isbn 9780521834247 pdf. T hanna marked it as toread jul 31, a truly useful introduction to the syriac language is a rare find. Applying a unique blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation he tackles such.
Dec 29, douglas summersstay rated it really liked it shelves. Selected themes in the literature on memory and their. Grand science, it seems, frequently turns to metaphor when trying to illuminate the unknown, thereby providing one of the few examples of. Without memory we lose our sense of identity, reasoning, even our. The same is true for us, memory structures can be highly resistant to local damage, especially core functions like moving the body through space and finding things. Yet it is elusive and difficult to define, and throughout the ages philosophers and psychologists have used metaphors as a way of understanding it. The result is a potpourri of a book, incorporating philosophy, neuroscience, case history, research, potted biography. This fascinating book takes the reader on a guided tour of these metaphors of memory from ancient times. Difficulties in discussing memory douwe draaisma s wellillustrated metaphors of memory 2000 gives a wide overview of a range of known allegorical descriptions of memory, dating back to antiquity and aristotle.
First published in 2000, this fascinating book takes the reader on a guided tour of these metaphors of memory from ancient times to the present day. A 90year retrospective dedre gentner jonathan grudin. The history of memory, draaisma suggests, is like a tour of the depositories of a technology museum. Why life speeds up as you get older how memory shapes our past by douwe draaisma author arnold pomerans translator. Illess research focuses on ethical, legal, social, and policy challenges specifically at the intersection of the neurosciences and biomedical ethics, including in the areas of incidental findings and. Thats what makes this book so the uncovering of the way our mind works has been highly influenced by the way we think of it. We can, however, speak about the size of the metaphorical cupboard where, conventional wisdom holds, longterm memory must lie draaisma, 2000. A stylistic approach to animal metaphors in charles dickenss. A 90year retrospective dedre gentner jonathan grudin abstract it seems plausible that the conception. It has been translated from the dutch by paul vincent. Modern and postmodern metaphors of self, mind and memory. A fruitful integration of scholarly introduction and heaely application, this primer is more than a simple grammar or syntactic introduction to the language.
Why metaphors help us access, understand and influence peoples deepest thoughts. Memory from classical antiquity to late modernity 1. Click download or read online button to metaphor and memory book pdf for free now. The art of memory, yates university of chicago press.
Gareth cook of scientific american mind talked with the author on first memories and the lack of an art of forgetting. We cannot speak on human longterm memory with equal authority. Presenting a history of the interrelated changes in memory tasks, memory technology and ideas about memory from antiquity to the late twentieth century, this book confronts psychologys short. One of modern librarys 100 best nonfiction books of the twentieth century in this classic study of how people learned to retain vast stores of knowledge before the invention of the printed page, frances a. Download pdf metaphor and memory free online new books. This fascinating book takes the reader on a guided tour of these metaphors of memory from ancient times to the present day. The best books on memory recommended by joshua foer.
Pdf memory metaphors in cognitive psychology researchgate. Early in metaphors of memory we are reminded that two of the most productive scientific thinkers of the twentieth century, sigmund freud and albert einstein, used metaphors prolifically both to generate hypotheses and to propagate their theories. Aging, neuroculture, and the genealogy of mind stephen katz this article explores the relationship between the aging mind and cognitive culture, with a focus on the production and distribution of memory as a master metaphor for successful aging. A finely illustrated history of ideas about the mind this certainly is, though more a book concerned with the metaphors, than with the essence, of human memory. He studied psychology and philosophy at the university of groningen, where he is now a professor by special appointment in the history of psychology. Applying a unique blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation he tackles such extraordinary phenomena as dejavu, neardeath experiences, the memory feats of. Project muse promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Bidirectional switch of the valence associated with a hippocampal contextual memory engram. Without memory we lose our sense of identity, reasoning, even our ability to perform simple physical tasks. From the earliest characterizations of memory as a wax tablet or a storehouse to the modern mindascomputer, metaphors have been used to offer models designed to illuminate a process so central to our understanding of what it is to be human that one might be tempted to call our species homo recordans. A history of ideas about the mind first english language edition by translated by paul vincent douwe draaisma isbn.
Douwe draaisma nijverdal, 1953 is a dutch psychologist and university professor who specializes in the basis and mechanisms of the human memory. Yet it is also elusive and difficult to define, and throughout the ages philosophers and psychologists. Read engines of creation online, read in mobile or kindle. Memory in kazuo ishiguros when we were orphans and a pale.
A history of ideas about the mind first english language edition by douwe draaisma, translated by paul vincent isbn. The term metaphor derives from the greek word metapherein which means to transfer the quality of one entity to another peavy, 1993, p. This introductory chapter begins with a brief discussion of the use of metaphors when contemplating memory. Douwe draaisma, a historian of psychology based in the netherlands, has set out to report on a medley of scientific accounts of memory and experienced time with an eye for the bizarre. May 17, 2011 metaphors of memory by douwe draaisma, 9780521650243, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It often appears stable and can be called upon at short notice, but beyond these facts we cannot now go. Jun 03, 2002 moving from a summary of some established theories about metaphor in the introduction to a heuristic analysis of freuds famous waxbased mystic writingpad in chapter one, draaisma begins to reveal the extent of our reliance on metaphor when describing the human mind. A history of ideas about the mind article pdf available in journal of the history of the behavioral sciences 381. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This book is the 1200th greatest nonfiction book of all time as determined by. If the address matches an existing account you will receive an email with instructions to reset your password. Thus, in the next section, i shall explicate the mechanism of dickenss use of animal metaphor, firstly focusing on the grammatical forms. Pdf in describing memory phenomena in natural language, a spatial metaphor is typically employed.
Although it contains many illustrations i am not sure it is aimed at the general market however i worked determinedly through the 241 pages because i found the ideas and the conclusions quite fascinating. Throughout the history of psychology, metaphors have been used to describe and explain psychological phenomena. Evidence supports that an integral component of the relationship between memory and identity is awareness. This fascinating book takes the reader on a guided tour of these metaphors of memory from ancient times to the present day, exploring the way metaphors often derived from the techniques and instruments developed to store information such as wax tablets, books, photography, computers and even the hologram. A finely illustrated history of ideas about the mind. The site and situation of commemorative landscapes. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Draaisma does reveal, in a rather illfitting final chapter, that he thinks no mechanistic account of memory can deal with the unfathomable nature of my 1stpersonal privileged access, through consciousness, to my own memory. Astriderllfrankfurt fromculturalparadigmstotransculturalpremediationmediaandtheshape ofmemory.
Why life speeds up as you get older by douwe draaisma. Metaphor and memory download metaphor and memory ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Applying a unique blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation he tackles such extraordinary phenomena as d j uvu, neardeath experiences, the memory feats of. Yates traces the art of memory from its treatment by greek orators, through its gothic transformations in the middle ages, to the occult forms it took in the renaissance, and finally.
In this enchanting and thoughtful book, douwe draaisma, author of the internationally acclaimed metaphors of memory, explores the nature of autobiographical memory. While discourse on metaphor can be traced to aristotle 330 b. Jan 01, 1995 draaisma describes not just those metaphors, but also the science behind it, as well as the context of the time. Douwe draaisma is professor of history of psychology at the university of groningen, the netherlands. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. Memory as a means of mourning in a pale view of hills p.
Metaforenmachine een geschiedenis van het geheugen. Dec 07, 2000 yet it is also elusive and difficult to define, and throughout the ages philosophers and psychologists have used metaphors as a way of understanding it. Draaisma is a dutch historian of psychology and ideas who has written a couple of books about the mind that are filled with wonderfully weird anecdotes and terrific insights. Tell us about metaphors of memory by douwe draaisma. Judy illes, phd is professor of neurology, canada research chair in neuroethics, and director of the national core for neuroethics at the university of british columbia in vancouver. If we were to crudely summarise these, we can see that this history can roughly be described as a looping of a few strands of ideas. Excellent contribution to the writing of the history of south asiashahid amin uses oral histories, memory, newspaper accounts, nationalist accounts, and judicial records to. In the middle ages, as mary carruthers shows in the book of memory cambridge university press, 1990, paper scrolls and books became the dominant metaphors for memory. What it does superbly well, but not explicitly, is to tell us why this topic is important to the philosophy of mind and consciousness. Time and again philosophers and researchers have used the latest achievements of technology as an aid to visualise the unfathomable functioning of the brain. A stylistic approach to animal metaphors in charles. The best books on memory five books expert recommendations.
He is the author of metaphors of memory cambridge, 2001. Journal of the history of the behavioral sciences, 2002, 38, 9394. His bestknown book, on autobiographical memory, translated into twentyfive languages, is why life speeds up as you get older, 2001. Metaphor is perhaps the most basic and fundamental way that we communicate with others and experience and frame our worlds. Throughout the history of psychology, metaphors have been used to describe and explain. It is at the same time ephemeral, unreliable and essential to everything we do. A history of ideas about the mind, psychologist douwe draaisma pro. Yet it is also elusive and difficult to define, and throughout the ages philosophers and psychologists have used metaphors as a way of understanding it. A history of ideas about the mind hardcover this is a highly accessible account of the history of brain research that focuses on memory and how our views on memory changed throughout the ages as we invented new metaphors while forgetting some old ones. A history of ideas about the mind draaisma, douwe on. Jul 03, 2019 t hanna marked it as toread jul 31, a truly useful introduction to the syriac language is a rare find.
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