It is fashionable today to say that one wants to live in the present moment. But beyond this simple clich´e, one forgets what “the present” corresponds to. Indeed, to be somewhat provocative, the present is never really present, since it immediately disappears to be replaced by another momentum, which also disappears, and so on. The future also does not exist. So, what does exist or is at least more stable when one considers the passage of time? The past. In fact, the past, i.e., “history”, is what precisely defines what we are today, how we experience the transience of the “here and now”, and how we may plan what is coming next. For this reason, like in all human sciences, history is of utmost importance to understand events, developments, successes, and failures in medicine. In addition, at the neurophysiological level, this corresponds well to the general functioning of the brain, which is based on acquired patterns, i.e., “memory” in the broadest sense. Thus, one could say that the appropriate integration of the past is the sine qua noncondition for a normal present life and future planning.
History of stroke
Paciaroni MSecondo
Conceptualization
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2023
Abstract
It is fashionable today to say that one wants to live in the present moment. But beyond this simple clich´e, one forgets what “the present” corresponds to. Indeed, to be somewhat provocative, the present is never really present, since it immediately disappears to be replaced by another momentum, which also disappears, and so on. The future also does not exist. So, what does exist or is at least more stable when one considers the passage of time? The past. In fact, the past, i.e., “history”, is what precisely defines what we are today, how we experience the transience of the “here and now”, and how we may plan what is coming next. For this reason, like in all human sciences, history is of utmost importance to understand events, developments, successes, and failures in medicine. In addition, at the neurophysiological level, this corresponds well to the general functioning of the brain, which is based on acquired patterns, i.e., “memory” in the broadest sense. Thus, one could say that the appropriate integration of the past is the sine qua noncondition for a normal present life and future planning.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
