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This volume brings together essays - three of them previously
unpublished - on the epistemology, ethics, and politics of memory
by the late feminist philosopher Sue Campbell. The essays in Part I
diagnose contemporary skepticism about personal memory, and develop
an account of good remembering that is better suited to
contemporary (reconstructive) theories of memory. Campbell argues
that being faithful to the past requires both accuracy and
integrity, and is both an epistemic and an ethical achievement. The
essays in Part II focus on the activities and practices through
which we explore and negotiate the shared significance of our
different recollections of the past, and the importance of sharing
memory for constituting our identities. Views about self, identity,
relation, and responsibility (all influenced by traditions in
feminist philosophy) are examined through the lens of Campbell's
relational conception of memory. She argues that remaining faithful
to our past sometimes requires us to re-negotiate the boundaries
between ourselves and the collectives to which we belong. In Part
III, Campbell uses her relational theory of memory to address the
challenges of sharing memory and renewing selves in contexts that
are fractured by moral and political difference, especially those
arising from a history of injustice and oppression. She engages in
detail Canada's Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation
Commission, where survivor memories have the potential to
illuminate the significance of the past for a shared future. The
study of memory brings together philosophers, psychologists,
historians, anthropologists, legal theorists, and political
theorists and activists. Sue Campbell demonstrates a singular
ability to put these many different areas of scholarship and
activism into fruitful conversation with each other while also
adding an original and powerful voice to the discussion.
This volume brings together essays - three of them previously
unpublished - on the epistemology, ethics, and politics of memory
by the late feminist philosopher Sue Campbell. The essays in Part I
diagnose contemporary skepticism about personal memory, and develop
an account of good remembering that is better suited to
contemporary (reconstructive) theories of memory. Campbell argues
that being faithful to the past requires both accuracy and
integrity, and is both an epistemic and an ethical achievement. The
essays in Part II focus on the activities and practices through
which we explore and negotiate the shared significance of our
different recollections of the past, and the importance of sharing
memory for constituting our identities. Views about self, identity,
relation, and responsibility (all influenced by traditions in
feminist philosophy) are examined through the lens of Campbell's
relational conception of memory. She argues that remaining faithful
to our past sometimes requires us to re-negotiate the boundaries
between ourselves and the collectives to which we belong. In Part
III, Campbell uses her relational theory of memory to address the
challenges of sharing memory and renewing selves in contexts that
are fractured by moral and political difference, especially those
arising from a history of injustice and oppression. She engages in
detail Canada's Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation
Commission, where survivor memories have the potential to
illuminate the significance of the past for a shared future. The
study of memory brings together philosophers, psychologists,
historians, anthropologists, legal theorists, and political
theorists and activists. Sue Campbell demonstrates a singular
ability to put these many different areas of scholarship and
activism into fruitful conversation with each other while also
adding an original and powerful voice to the discussion.
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