The Bright Side of Memory Errors

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The Philosophers' Magazine 82:41-47 (2018)
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The paper discusses the epistemic benefits of cognitive mechanisms producing distorted memories. Aimed at a non-specialist audience.

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10.5840/tpm20188275

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Katherine Puddifoot
Durham University
Lisa Bortolotti
University of Birmingham

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