Anamnesis

Plato wrote that humanity could only know the 'real' world in the form of memories; by what he termed anamnesis, meaning the recovery of buried memories, both individual and collective. ❋ Ph.D. Kingsley Dennis (2010)

The word anamnesis, then, gives us almost everything we need to know about the significance of this section to the book as a whole, to the ending, and to the Iron Council itself. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Pumped full of Sodium Pentathol, Dick answered the door to meet a girl from the pharmacy who was delivering his pain medications (if only they delivered now) and, upon seeing her golden fish pendant, experienced what he called 'anamnesis'. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The section is labelled an "anamnesis", a term that goes back to Plato and means a reminiscence or recollection, though it also has some meanings in religion and theosophy, and is even the title of a book by conservative philosopher Eric Voegelin. ❋ Unknown (2004)

It is my understanding that "anamnesis" means something more like "making present" than quite what we mean by remembrance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mulla Sadra inherited a variety of theories ranging from Platonic recollection (anamnesis) and division to Peripatetic syllogistics, definitions and axiomatic science. ❋ Rizvi, Sajjad (2009)

Socrates does not elaborate the anamnesis claim as much as we would like. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Plato's anamnesis solution sees inquiry as a kind of deep memory recall. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The phone was my anamnesis, in which I knew if I answered directly or if it was handed to me directly, my undivided attention was on demand and it felt either like I produce for these people or they would deny me the profit that was supposed to make my life whole. ❋ Unknown (2006)

A kind of platonic anamnesis, or reminiscence of former existence, it attempts to create and sustain a communal cultural memory in potentially hostile circumstances ❋ Unknown (2006)

We agree that the Eucharist is the memorial anamnesis of the crucified and risen Christ, of the entire work of reconciliation God has accomplished in him.84 By memorial, Anglicans and Catholics both intend not merely a calling to mind of what God has done in the past but an effectual sacramental proclamation, which through the action of the Holy Spirit makes present what has been accomplished and promised once-and-for-all. ❋ Unknown (2007)

When I hear 60's era Dylan or Country Joe McDonald or Slick and Balin wailing "Volunteers," a glimmer of anamnesis makes it possible to re-experience the feelings of my youth. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Every Divine Liturgy is both an anamnesis of the past and an anticipation of the Kingdom. ❋ Argent (2006)

When the Council itself returns for a last battle at the end of the book, Judah's final actions preserve the Council so that the process of anamnesis can continue and the Platonic idea it represents remains intact. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The anamnesis section of the book is a minor masterpiece, a story that is emotionally affecting, philosophically interesting, well written, inventive, and gripping. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The various meanings anamnesis has accrued over the centuries often suggest memories that lead to later inspiration, a kind of ethical pre-learning, the basic knowledge or experience known to the subconscious either personal or collective that motivates someone to commit ethical actions. ❋ Unknown (2004)

- “[Do you remember] when we saw [Brad Pitt]?” - “No, I am having trouble with my [anamnesis].” ❋ Jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc (2023)