The Memory and its connection to the past

Authors

  • Marina Trakas École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, France. Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31056/2250.5415.v7.n3.19619

Keywords:

Reconstructive memory, Past, Truth, Truthfullness, Self-deception, Selfishness

Abstract

Taking as starting point Akira Kurosawa’s film, I analyse the tension between the reconstructive nature of memory and the possibility of knowing truths from the past, and I explore if the tendency to align our personal memories to our present interests necessarily leads to an sceptic and relativistic vision of the knowledge from the past.

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Published

2017-11-01

How to Cite

The Memory and its connection to the past. (2017). Ética Y Cine Journal, 7(3), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.31056/2250.5415.v7.n3.19619