{"product_id":"the-treacherous-memory-boris-kriger-9798276724812","title":"The Treacherous Memory","description":"What if the most essential part of your identity is also its biggest lie?\u003cbr\u003eThe human self is built entirely from memory, yet memory is the least trustworthy part of the mind. It is not a vault of truth but a restless, selective, and profoundly creative storyteller-a constant editor of our past. We rely on it for meaning, but we can only survive because of its beautiful imperfections.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eThe Treacherous Memory\u003c\/b\u003e, philosopher Boris Kriger investigates this defining paradox of the human condition. Drawing on cognitive science, existentialism, and social theory, Kriger argues that the failure of memory is not a flaw to be overcome, but the engine of human freedom, growth, and moral life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book will challenge everything you think you know about your past and your future by exploring: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Necessity of Imperfection: \u003c\/b\u003e How our capacity to forget, revise, or misremember is essential for survival, renewal, and conscience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Self as a Fiction: \u003c\/b\u003e The dynamic process by which we continually construct and reconstruct our identity through narrative, balancing the demand for continuity with the need for change.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Digital Threat: \u003c\/b\u003e The crisis of memory in the age of omnipresent, externalized digital recording-what happens when memory becomes perfect, immutable, and owned by technology rather than by the self?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCase Studies in Extremis: \u003c\/b\u003e Psychological and neurological accounts of individuals who remember too much, too little, or what never happened at all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eA profound and timely work of interdisciplinarity, \u003cb\u003eThe Treacherous Memory\u003c\/b\u003e is a manifesto for embracing the fragile, fluid architecture of who you are. It is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the deep connections between neuroscience, ethics, and the absurdity of being human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeywords\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMemory, Identity, Philosophy, Neuroscience, Consciousness, Ethics, Interdisciplinarity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Boris Kriger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798276724812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Boris Kriger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997274157311,"sku":"9798276724812","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-treacherous-memory-boris-kriger-9798276724812","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}