Episodic Memory and Unrestricted Learning

Abstract Our thinking often uses rich memories of particular past events. Yet frequently we would do better to use other forms memory. I show that existing accounts the function episodic memory cannot account for such cases, then develop an which can. Roughly: representations events are required Unrestricted Learning, learning is not limited in how much world’s complexity it can capture; and memory’s selection Learning could explain its ubiquitous (and inappropriate) tasks. This proposal suggests many avenues further empirical computational research.