9. My Tattoo May Be Permanent, But My Memory of It Isn't
- Robert Arp PH. D.
Published Online: 20 MAR 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118252789.ch9
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title
Tattoos - Philosophy for Everyone: I Ink, Therefore I Am
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How to Cite
Smith, C. (2012) My Tattoo May Be Permanent, But My Memory of It Isn't, in Tattoos - Philosophy for Everyone: I Ink, Therefore I Am (ed R. Arp), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118252789.ch9
Publication History
- Published Online: 20 MAR 2012
- Published Print: 6 APR 2012
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Book Series Editors:
- Fritz Allhoff
Series Editor Information
Western Michigan University, USA
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470672068
Online ISBN: 9781118252789
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- tattoos, being permanent;
- black marks, etched into the skin;
- recapturing the non-existent, bordering on the absurd;
- phenomenological account, experience of a tattoo;
- memory, as presently constructed;
- tattooed recreation, of a friend's epitaph;
- imbued with new, present meanings
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Not Fade Away
The Present Time of Things Past
Memory as Presently Constructed
Constantly being Imbued with New, Present Meanings