Memoria e oblio: un binomio indispensabile
On the contrary to how it may appear at first sight, memory and oblivion are not necessarily opposing terms, but rather allies. In fact, forgetting and remembering are both indispensable for knowledge. Therefore, if it is right to exalt the extraordinary capacities of human memory and to deplore its...
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| Language: | Italian |
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2020
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La civiltà cattolica
Year: 2020, Volume: 171, Issue: 4088, Pages: 120-131 |
| Summary: | On the contrary to how it may appear at first sight, memory and oblivion are not necessarily opposing terms, but rather allies. In fact, forgetting and remembering are both indispensable for knowledge. Therefore, if it is right to exalt the extraordinary capacities of human memory and to deplore its decline, one usually pays less attention to the importance that oblivion has in terms of intellectual well-being. Forgetting is not in itself a defect of memory, but a necessity. In addition, like memory, forgetting is a complex activity with multiple meanings, some of which are indispensable to our quality of life. When this subtle and perhaps indefinable balance is lost, they both become harmful to health. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-8167 |
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