The Memory Palace

Nostalgia and Grief Dylan Trigg (Central European University)

Today, we end the first cycle of posts for 2025 with Dylan Trigg's reflections on nostalgia and grief. We are coming back after a summer break with new exciting posts and initiatives at the Memory Palace. Stay tuned!
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What does it mean to relive an experience through remembering? Francesca Righetti (Ruhr University Bochum)

Episodic remembering comes with a complex phenomenology. How can we account for it? Which methodology is best suited to study it? Today, Francesca Righetti (Ruhr University Bochum) shares some very interesting ideas about these questions.
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Memory and Self-Knowledge Benjamin Winokur (University of Macau)

What's the role of memory in self-knowledge? Which type of memory is the most relevant one for getting to know ourselves better, e.g., our own beliefs? Today at the Memory Palace, Ben Winokur (University of Macau) explores these exciting questions.
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Remembering Without a Trace of a Trace: Of Mice, Humans, and LLMs Daniel D. Hutto (University of Wollongong)

If Large Language Models can remember without a trace, also humans can do so. Today at the Memory Palace, Daniel Hutto (University of Wollongong) discusses this provocative and exciting idea.
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A Single Memory Christopher Jude McCarroll (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

If you could hold on to just a single memory, just one episode from your personal past, what would it be? Today at the Memory Palace, Chris McCarroll investigates this exciting question about personal memory. A highly recommended reading!
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The Philosophy of Memory in Japan Shin Sakuragi (Shibaura Institute of Technology)

A great post on the philosophy of memory in Japan from Shin Sakuragi (Shibaura Institute of Technology)
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Where did I leave my episode, again? Hunter Gentry (Kansas State University) and Cameron Buckner (University of Florida)

Would you like to learn more about memory in non-human animals? Please, check today's exciting post from Hunter Gentry (Kansas State University) and Cameron Buckner (University of Florida) if you want to do so.
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Between Memory and Identity: Trauma and the Self in Islamic Philosophy Mona Jahangiri (University of Göttingen)

If you want to know more on the ethics of memory dampening, you should really check this awesome post by Mona Jahangiri (University of Göttingen).
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The Man Who Wrestled with Memory Vilius Dranseika (Jagiellonian University)

An exciting post on George Hackenschmidt's philosophy of memory (and more), authored by Vilius Dranseika (Jagiellonian University).
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A Social Critical Metaphysics of Memory: A Manifesto Alison Springle (University of Miami)

What if memory were a social kind, like race, gender, and love? What does that would mean for the ways we can study it? Today, at the Memory Palace, Alison Springle (University of Miami) discusses these and other exciting questions about our memory systems.
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The determinable indeterminacy of our past Daniel Gyollai (University of Copenhagen)

A fantastic post on looking back at our personal past from new perspectives, authored by Daniel Gyollai (University of Copenhagen).
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Perspectival Forgetting Megan Entwistle (Washington University in St. Louis)

A very cool post on perspectival forgetting from Megan Entwistle (Washington University in St. Louis). A highly recommended reading.
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The Error That Lies: How Teleosemantics Illuminates Memory and Confabulation Krystyna Bielecka (Institute of Philosophy, University of Białystok)

A very cool post from Krystyna Bielecka (Institute of Philosophy, University of Białystok), in which she gives fantastic overview of her teleosemantic account of episodic memory.
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The Philosophy of Memory Organization: An update James Openshaw (Nanyang Technological University)

Great post from on the past, present, and future of the Philosophy of Memory Organization, authored by James Openshaw (Nanyang Technological University). open.substack.com/pub/thememor...

"She's not dead, is she?" Risk-Taking, Agency, & the Politics of Traumatic Memory Em Walsh (University of Central Florida)

A beautiful post from Em Walsh (University of Central Florida), discussing trauma, grief, and the politics of traumatic memory.
Mild spoiler alert: the post discusses Severance and it gives some sneak info about what happens in the TV show.
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El Palacio de la Memoria Sarah Robins (Purdue University)

Today we have Sarah Robins, introducing a new multilingual initiative at the Memory Palace. We are going to start to translate and have new posts in Spanish for now, but we are looking forward to publish content in many other languages. Volunteer translators are welcome!
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MemoriEs: Philosophy of Memory in Spanish from the Global South Alberto Guerrero-Velázquez (University of Western Australia)

The Memory Palace is back with an exciting post from Alberto Guerrero-Velazquez (University of Western Australia). The post is available in English and Spanish.
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The Centre for Philosophy of Memory: The story so far Kourken Michaelian and Denis Perrin (Université Grenoble Alpes)

Very exciting post on the past, present, and future of the Centre for Philosophy of Memory (University of Grenoble Alpes), from Kirk Michaelian and Denis Perrin.
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Memory: Nature or Nurture? César Schirmer dos Santos (Federal University of Santa Maria)

A very interesting post on how we learn to remember, from
César Schirmer dos Santos (Federal University of Santa Maria)!
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Memories as Pictures Kristina Liefke (Ruhr University Bochum)

What do pictures and episodic memories have in common? In today's post, Kristina Liefke (Ruhr University Bochum) investigates this important question through the tools of picture semantics.
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Memory and Touch Iva Apostolova (St. Paul University)

A very exciting post from Iva Apostolova (St. Paul University) on the the relationship between touch and memory!
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The Second Shanghai-Grenoble Philosophy of Memory Workshop Changsheng Lai (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

An exciting preview of the the Second Shanghai-Grenoble Philosophy of Memory Workshop. Many thanks to Changsheng Lai (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) for his post!
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How to Argue for Memory’s Epistemic Generativity Uku Tooming (University of Tartu) & Kengo Miyazono (Hokkaido University)

Does memory give us reasons to trust our own beliefs? If yes, in what ways? In today's exciting post, Uku Tooming (University of Tartu) & Kengo Miyazono (Hokkaido University)
address these and other questions about episodic memory. Please, have a look!
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The Butcher on the Bus Christoph Hoerl (University of Warwick)

What does the feeling of familiarity tell us about episodic memory and how we should study it? Today at the Memory Palace, Christoph Hoerl (University of Warwick) discusses this challenging question about memory for our personal past. @christophhoerl.bsky.social
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Dreaming and Memory Daniel Gregory (University of Salzburg) and Kourken Michaelian (Université Grenoble Alpes)

An exciting post about "Dreaming and Memory: Philosophical Issues", from Daniel Gregory (University of Salzburg) and Kourken Michaelian (Université Grenoble Alpes). A great preview of a very cool book on the joint study of memory and dreams!
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What Right to be Forgotten? Hannah Carnegy-Arbuthnott (University of York)

We usually want to leave our mistakes in the past. Does that mean that they need to be forgotten? In today's post, Hannah Carnegy-Arbuthnott (@hcarnegy.bsky.social) this exciting question about the right to be forgotten and accountability.
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Narrating the Personal Past Regina Fabry (Macquarie University)

How do social structures influence self-narratives? What is the role of such an influence in remembering events of our personal past? In today's post, Regina Fabry (@reginafabry.bsky.social) investigates these and other exciting questions about our personal memory.
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Memory: Knowledge and Familiarity Carlos Montemayor (San Francisco State University)

What makes memory a good source of knowledge? What is the role of accuracy, relevance, and familiarity in proper memory functioning?
Today, Carlos Montemayor (San Francisco State University) discusses these and other questions about episodic memory.
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“Remember When…?” Joint Reminiscing and Phatic Communication Johannes Mahr (York University)

What do we do when we remember together? In today's post, Johannes Mahr (York University) argues that joint remembering is a very important social tool, a tool for communication and for bonding.
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Misremembering Wrongdoing: The Case of Genocide Denialism Melanie Altanian (University of Freiburg)

Could there be “epistemic as­saults” on truthful memory that violate the dignity of genocide survivors and their descendants? In today's post, Melanie Altanian investigates this and other important questions about collective traumatic memory.
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