The London Lecture Series

Remember Who You Are: Personal Identity and Memory; Presented by Marya Schechtman

The Royal Institute of Philosophy Season 3 Episode 3

We all have treasured memories, but what, exactly, is it that makes them so valuable to us? In this talk, Marya Schechtman explores this question, proposing that one source of value is the role such memories can play in constituting and maintaining both personal identity and intimate social relationships. But what are the implications of this, ethical or otherwise, for our practices of remembering?

Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series  2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.