The paper aims to retrace the genealogy of the notion of involuntary memory in nineteenth- century philosophy, by pointing out its relationship with the concept of habit. During the 1850s, some spiritualist thinkers (Joseph Tissot, Antoine Gratacap, Albert Lemoine, Paul Janet) acknowledged the presence of a form of habit within some workings of the memory. In their views, this form of habit, showing a tight connection with corporeal habits because of its spontaneous and unconscious activity, demonstrated the essential unity of body and soul.
Vincenti, D. (2020). Abitudine organica e memoria spontanea. Il dibattito filosofico francese nella seconda metà dell’Ottocento. PARADIGMI, XXXVIII, 85-98 [10.30460/96413].
Abitudine organica e memoria spontanea. Il dibattito filosofico francese nella seconda metà dell’Ottocento
Vincenti, D
2020
Abstract
The paper aims to retrace the genealogy of the notion of involuntary memory in nineteenth- century philosophy, by pointing out its relationship with the concept of habit. During the 1850s, some spiritualist thinkers (Joseph Tissot, Antoine Gratacap, Albert Lemoine, Paul Janet) acknowledged the presence of a form of habit within some workings of the memory. In their views, this form of habit, showing a tight connection with corporeal habits because of its spontaneous and unconscious activity, demonstrated the essential unity of body and soul.
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