'Why do major historical events such as the Holocaust occupy the forefront of the collective consciousness, while profound moments such as the Armenian genocide stand distantly behind? Is it possible that history "overly remembers" some events at the expense of others? A landmark work in philosophy, Paul Ricoeur's Memory, History, Forgetting examines the reciprocal relationship between remembering and forgetting, revealing how this symbiosis influences both the perception of historical experience and the production of historical narrative.'
- excerpt from the back cover

Translated by Kathleen Blamey and David Pellauer.
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REF.RIP4
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2004

No of pages

642

ISBN / ISSN

0226713415

No of copies

1

Content type

monograph

Chapter headings

On Memory and Recollection

Memory and Imagination

The Exercise of Memory: Uses and Abuses

Personal Memory, Collective Memory

History, Epistemology

Prelude: History: Remedy or Poison?

The Documentary Phase: Archived Memory

Explanation/ Understanding

The Historian's Representation

The Historical Condition

Prelude: The Burden of History and the Nonhistorical

The Critical Philosophy of History

History and Time

Forgetting

Epilogue: Difficult Forgiveness

Memory, History, Forgetting
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Memory, History, Forgetting