What Sort of Imagining Might Remembering Be?

Abstract This essay unites current philosophical thinking on imagination with a burgeoning debate in the philosophy of memory over whether episodic remembering is simply kind imagining. So far, this has been hampered by lack clarity notion imagining at issue. Several options are considered and constructive identified as relevant kind. Next, functionalist account defended means to establishing two key points: first, one need not defend factive (or causalist) view order hold that causal connections past experiences essential how rememberings typed; and, second, theories equate fact consistent theory includes its what it remember. suggests clarifies would take establish contrary.