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EPISODE · Apr 14, 2025 · 1H 8M

Past Life Memories

from Philosophy on the Fringes · host Frank Cabrera

In this episode, Megan and Frank investigate the strange phenomenon of past life memories. Are past life memories evidence for reincarnation? Is what we remember a good guide to who we are? And how might a single identity span different lifetimes? Thinkers discussed in this episode include Plato, Pythagoras, Thomas Reid, J.M.E. McTaggart, and Michael Sudduth.-----------------------Hosts' Websites:Megan J Fritts (google.com)Frank J. Cabrera (google.com)Email: philosophyonthefringes@gmail.com-----------------------Bibliography:Timaeus by PlatoDiogenes Laërtius: PythagorasThe Next Dalai Lama: Preparing for Reincarnation and Why It Matters to IndiaClaire White, Robert M. Kelly & Shaun Nichols, Remembering Past LivesThomas Reid, Essays on the Intellectual Powers of ManChildren Who Report Memories of Past Lives - Division of Perceptual StudiesThe Case of James Leininger_ An American Case of the Reincarnation TypeJim Tucker - Response to Sudduth’s “James Leininger Case Re-Examined”The Science of Reincarnation—VIRGINIA MagazineThe Philosophy of Dr. McTaggart.S2, Episode 6: The Self and Survival (Mar. 27th, 2018) – Hi-Phi NationNew evidence shows false memories can be created | UW News-----------------------Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts-------------------------Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signsLicense code: ZMHYPZTDWFJ3QXU2

In this episode, Megan and Frank investigate the strange phenomenon of past life memories. Are past life memories evidence for reincarnation? Is what we remember a good guide to who we are? And how might a single identity span different lifetimes? Thinkers discussed in this episode include Plato, Pythagoras, Thomas Reid, J.M.E. McTaggart, and Michael Sudduth. ----------------------- Hosts' Websites: Megan J Fritts (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/meganjfritts/home?authuser=0] Frank J. Cabrera (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/frank-j-cabrera/research?pli=1] Email: [email protected] ----------------------- Bibliography: Timaeus by Plato [https://classics.mit.edu/Plato/timaeus.html] Diogenes Laërtius: Pythagoras [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diogenes_Laertius/Lives_of_the_Eminent_Philosophers/8/Pythagoras*.html] The Next Dalai Lama: Preparing for Reincarnation and Why It Matters to India [https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/11/the-next-dalai-lama-preparing-for-reincarnation-and-why-it-matters-to-india?lang=en¢er=india] Claire White, Robert M. Kelly & Shaun Nichols, Remembering Past Lives [https://philpapers.org/rec/WHIRPL-2] Thomas Reid, Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man [https://philpapers.org/rec/REIEOT-19] Children Who Report Memories of Past Lives - Division of Perceptual Studies [https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/our-research/children-who-report-memories-of-previous-lives/] The Case of James Leininger_ An American Case of the Reincarnation Type [https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2017/04/REI42-Tucker-James-LeiningerPIIS1550830716000331.pdf] Jim Tucker - Response to Sudduth's "James Leininger Case Re-Examined" [https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2022/05/Tucker-JSE-Response-to-JL-crit-2487-Article-Text-12829-1-10-20220522-1.pdf] The Science of Reincarnation—VIRGINIA Magazine [https://uvamagazine.org/articles/the_science_of_reincarnation] The Philosophy of Dr. McTaggart. [https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4187&context=ocj] S2, Episode 6: The Self and Survival (Mar. 27th, 2018) – Hi-Phi Nation [https://hiphination.org/complete-season-two-episodes/s2-e6-the-self-and-survival/] New evidence shows false memories can be created | UW News [https://www.washington.edu/news/2001/06/11/i-tawt-i-taw-a-bunny-wabbit-at-disneyland-new-evidence-shows-false-memories-can-be-created/] ----------------------- Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts ------------------------- Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signs License code: ZMHYPZTDWFJ3QXU2

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