Memory, History, Forgetting
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Memory, History, Forgetting is a major philosophical work by Paul Ricoeur that explores the complex relationships between personal memory, collective remembrance, historical writing, and the ethical and political stakes of forgetting.
All labels observed (1)
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| Memory, History, Forgetting canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Memory, History, Forgetting Context triple: [Paul Ricoeur, notableWork, Memory, History, Forgetting]
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Memory for Forgetfulness
"Memory for Forgetfulness" is a renowned prose-poetic work by Palestinian writer Mahmoud Darwish that reflects on war, exile, and identity during the Lebanese Civil War.
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Cultural Amnesia
Cultural Amnesia is a wide-ranging collection of essays by Clive James that reflects on influential 20th-century cultural and intellectual figures through biography, criticism, and personal reflection.
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Über das Gedächtnis
Über das Gedächtnis is Hermann Ebbinghaus’s pioneering 1885 work that introduced experimental methods to the study of human memory, including the famous forgetting curve and learning curve.
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Remember
Remember is a feminine given name of English origin that was historically used in Puritan communities, often reflecting a virtue or religious sentiment.
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Remember
"Remember" is a song by John Lennon from his 1970 solo album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band," known for its raw, confessional lyrics and minimalist rock arrangement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Memory, History, Forgetting Target entity description: Memory, History, Forgetting is a major philosophical work by Paul Ricoeur that explores the complex relationships between personal memory, collective remembrance, historical writing, and the ethical and political stakes of forgetting.
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A.
Memory for Forgetfulness
"Memory for Forgetfulness" is a renowned prose-poetic work by Palestinian writer Mahmoud Darwish that reflects on war, exile, and identity during the Lebanese Civil War.
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B.
Cultural Amnesia
Cultural Amnesia is a wide-ranging collection of essays by Clive James that reflects on influential 20th-century cultural and intellectual figures through biography, criticism, and personal reflection.
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C.
Über das Gedächtnis
Über das Gedächtnis is Hermann Ebbinghaus’s pioneering 1885 work that introduced experimental methods to the study of human memory, including the famous forgetting curve and learning curve.
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D.
Remember
Remember is a feminine given name of English origin that was historically used in Puritan communities, often reflecting a virtue or religious sentiment.
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E.
Remember
"Remember" is a song by John Lennon from his 1970 solo album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band," known for its raw, confessional lyrics and minimalist rock arrangement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
abuses of forgetting
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abuses of memory ⓘ epistemology of historical knowledge ⓘ ethical responsibility toward the past ⓘ representation of the past ⓘ |
| author |
Paul Ricœur
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linked to:
Paul Ricoeur
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| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| EnglishPublisher | University of Chicago Press ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | Memory, History, Forgetting ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslator |
David Pellauer
ⓘ
Kathleen Blamey ⓘ |
| exploresRelationBetween |
forgetting and forgiveness
ⓘ
memory and historical writing ⓘ memory and identity ⓘ personal memory and collective memory ⓘ |
| field |
continental philosophy
ⓘ
memory studies ⓘ |
| genre |
phenomenology
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of history literature ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of forgetting
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analysis of historical knowledge ⓘ analysis of memory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
hermeneutics
ⓘ
phenomenology ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
collective memory
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ethics of memory ⓘ forgetting ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ hermeneutics ⓘ historiography ⓘ history ⓘ memory ⓘ personal memory ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ politics of memory ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
duty of forgetting
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duty of memory ⓘ narrative identity ⓘ wounded memory ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La mémoire, l’histoire, l’oubli ⓘ |
| partOf | Paul Ricœur’s later works ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions du Seuil ⓘ |
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