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Beyond imprints: the Epicureans on memory
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This paper investigates a central aspect of the Epicureans’ theory of memory. After outlining their multifaceted interest in memory, it challenges the widely held assumption that Epicurean atomistic psychology adopted the Platonic and Aristotelian model of memories as ‘imprints’ (τύποι) in the soul. It then develops an alternative reconstruction of Epicurean memory, grounded in Epicurean accounts of imagination and dreaming, and assesses its textual support and theoretical advantages.
- Publication status:
- Published
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 436.8KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher:
- Kanon: Epicurus' Epistemology and Its Roots
- Acceptance date:
- 2026-03-13
- Event title:
- Kanon: Epicurus’ Epistemology and Its Roots
- Event location:
- Rome, Itlay
- Event website:
- https://kanon-prin.it/event/final-conference-prin-2022/
- Event start date:
- 2025-09-18
- Event end date:
- 2025-09-20
- Language:
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English
- Pubs id:
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2390361
- Local pid:
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pubs:2390361
- Deposit date:
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2026-03-17
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- Copyright holder:
- Luca Castagnoli
- Copyright date:
- 2026
- Rights statement:
- Copyright © 2026 The Author(s).
- Notes:
- The author accepted manuscript (AAM) of this paper has been made available under the University of Oxford's Open Access Publications Policy, and a CC BY public copyright licence has been applied.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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