The Moral Demands of Memory

ISBN-13: 9780521883306 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 372 str.

Jeffrey Blustein

Opis

There is considerable contemporary interest in memory, both within the academy and in the public sphere. Little has been written by moral philosophers on the subject, however. In this timely book, Jeffrey Blustein explores the moral aspects and implications of memory, both personal and collective. He provides a systematic and philosophically rigorous account of a morality of memory, focusing on the value of memory, its relationship to identity, and the responsibilities associated with memory.

Recenzje

'This is a rigorous and weighty work of the moral philosophy of memory. It encourages reflection on why we remember what we do and the wider purposes that our memories serve. … therapists reading this book will gain valuable insights which may be of benefit to their patients given the central role of memories in the therapeutic encounter …' Journal of Mental Health

Spis treści

1. Memory as a subject of evaluative inquiry; 2. Taking responsibility for one's own past; 3. Doing justice to the past; 4. Ethics, truth, and collective memory; 5. The responsibility of remembrance; 6. Memory and bearing witness.