Class Year
2017
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Spring 2017
Department 1
Philosophy
Abstract
Ignorance and forgetting are similar in some regards, as both involve a state of not knowing. Often forgetting, like ignorance, can put us at a disadvantage in regards to a lack of retaining knowledge. Forgetting can lead to ignorance if not realized and remedied. However, just as ignorance is more than a lack of knowledge, forgetting is more than a lack of remembrance. There are many kinds of forgetting, each with different kinds memories lost and purposes served. Despite the inherent risks of forgetting, there are advantages, ones that make forgetting an essential part of human cognition. In fact, without the ability to forget, we could never remember.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Coyne, Nora H., "Exploring the Notion of Forgetting" (2017). Student Publications. 509.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/509
Comments
Capstone Research produced as part of the Philosophy Senior Seminar.