In this episode Kieron O’Hara examines how digital technology shapes our memories and alters our perception of the past, questioning the integrity of human memory in the age of social media and AI. Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.
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In this episode Kieron O’Hara examines how digital technology shapes our memories and alters our perception of the past, questioning the integrity of human memory in the age of social media and AI. Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.
The Importance of Forgetting; Presented by Rima Basu
The London Lecture Series
1 hour 21 minutes
11 months ago
The Importance of Forgetting; Presented by Rima Basu
Welcome to the London Lecture Series 2024-25! This year our talks focus on questions surrounding the theme of "Remembering and Forgetting."In this first talk of our latest series, Rima Bisu explores the important role forgetting plays in facilitating and protecting moral goods, such as forgiveness and privacy. Forgetting plays an indispensable role in our lives. Sometimes we want aspects of our identity to be forgotten, and there is a distinctive harm that accompanies the permanen...
The London Lecture Series
In this episode Kieron O’Hara examines how digital technology shapes our memories and alters our perception of the past, questioning the integrity of human memory in the age of social media and AI. Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.