2009/4/4 Brent Meeker <[email protected]>: >> I have been using the term "memories" to include more than just long >> term memories. For example, I have a feeling of "being me" which >> persists from moment to moment. Even though I can't put this feeling >> into words, I would know immediately if something happens to change >> it, since then I would no longer "feel myself". While specific to each >> person, nevertheless this basal feeling would be more generic than the >> feeling + superimposed complex cognition, since the latter would have >> higher information content. >> >> >> > And doesn't this feeling of "being me" requires very short terms > (~second) memory? I've called it "immediate memory" to distinguish it > from the short term memory which seems to be on the order of a few minutes.
Yes, it obviously requires some kind of very short term memory, since I would be instantly aware if something changed. When I use the term "memory" in discussions on personal identity I assume that it covers this sort of memory as well as the memory of who I am and what the last word I typed was. -- Stathis Papaioannou --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
