Episodic memory isn't essentially autonoetic. (22nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carruthers, Peter
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 41(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-01-22
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X17001285
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: I argue that the function attributed to episodic memory by Mahr & Csibra (M&C) – that is, grounding one's claims to epistemic authority over past events – fails to support the essentially autonoetic character of such memories. I suggest, in contrast, that episodic event memories are sometimes purely first order, sometimes autonoetic, depending on relevance in the context.