Description
For the sixth volume of Anamnesis, we sent out a call for papers with no particular theme in mind. This past year has been a time full of strife and sorrow, and reading submissions with diverse subject matters has been an immense privilege. The first essay, written by Matthew Simons of Colorado College, discusses the intersection of child psychological development and
language acquisition. The second essay, written by Logan Graham of St. Olaf College, gives a very creative and insightful account of internet meme culture, a growing part of our increasingly-online lives. The third paper, written by Anna Wermuth of Colorado College, gives a feminist- Marxist-critique of the structure of the growing automization of the labor force. The edition closes with Colorado College student JohnMichael McCann's thoughtful consideraion of the auditory imagination, a cognitive faculty most clearly demonstrated by notable modern
creative visionaries.
We have weathered a uniquely challenging and isolating academic year. Many of us have lost loved ones over the course of the past year, and and all of us have lost something else: opportunities to be close to those we love, to learn in the same spaces, to write in the same spaces, to philosophize in the same spaces. It is our hope that this edition of Anamnesis will do its part in carving out a virtual space for philosophical community and connection.
This volume includes "It's Just Semantics" by Matthew Simons, "Simulating the Self: Suffocation in the Quicksand of Internet Meta-Irony" by Logan Graham, "The Task of the Illegitimate Offspring" by Anna Wrmuth, and "The Auditory Imagination" by JohnMichael McCann.