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Philosophy

The Epistemology of Memory and Its Reliability

Quick fact

Studies show that simply imagining an event can make people believe it really happened, a phenomenon called 'imagination inflation.'

Why this is interesting

You probably trust your memory to recall yesterday's events, but what if every time you remember, you're actually rewriting history? How can you be sure that your most vivid memories are true?