antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor 3:34 am on November 27, 2021  

What Is Memory that It May Have Hindsight and Foresight as well | Foerster, 1969

What Is Memory that It May Have Hindsight and Foresight as well

What Is Memory that It May Have Hindsight and Foresight as well | Semantic Scholar

What Is Memory that It May Have Hindsight and Foresight as well

“What is Time?” According to Legend, Augustine’s reply to this question was: “If no one asks me, I know: but if I wish to explain it to one that asketh, I know not.” Memory has a similar quality, for if not asked, we all know what memory is, but when asked, we have to call for an International Conference on the Future of Brain Sciences. However, with a minimal change of the question, we could have made it much easier for Augustine. If asked “What’s the time?” he may have observed the position of the sun and replied: “Since it grazes the horizon in the west, it is about the sixth hour after noon.”