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Mnemonics as signs of memory: semiotics and agency.
- Source :
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Cognitive Semiotics . May2023, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p45-67. 23p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This paper engages the question of the extended mind hypothesis, specifically in terms of memory and mnemonics. I use the case of an external object which is set to trigger a memory internally, but is not the memory, to explore the idea of extension versus distribution. I use the example of tzitzit, which is a garment worn by observant Jewish men, where is states in scripture that seeing the tassels attached to the garment are supposed to trigger a specific memory. The point of the essay is that extension is merely a metaphysical commitment, and that this commitment leads to some ethical issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MNEMONICS
*MEMORY
*JEWS
*SEMIOTICS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16621425
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Cognitive Semiotics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164488829
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/cogsem-2023-2002