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Single Idea 2787

[from 'Intro to Contemporary Epistemology' by Jonathan Dancy, in 12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 4. Memory ]

Full Idea

Direct realism about memory believes the memory is the past. But the time-lag argument and various illusions are powerful here, suggesting indirect realism involving a memory image.

Gist of Idea

Memories aren't directly about the past, because time-lags and illusions suggest representation

Source

Jonathan Dancy (Intro to Contemporary Epistemology [1985], 12.2)

Book Reference

Dancy,Jonathan: 'Introduction to Contemporary Epistemology' [Blackwell 1985], p.184