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Although the idea of hindsight is frequently associated with the biases, distortions, and outright lies of memory--as in the infamous'20-20'scenario or the conviction that one'knew it all along'--Mark Freeman maintains that this process of looking backward over the terrain of the past can also serve as a profound source of insight, understanding, and self-knowledge. Consider Tolstoy's harrowing tale of Ivan Ilych, revisiting his past on the eve of his death, only to realize that the life he had been living was a lie. Consider as well the many times in our own lives when, upon reviewing the past, we are able to see what we could not, or would not, see earlier on. Hindsight is also intimately connected to what Freeman calls narrative reflection: Through the distance conferred by time, we can look back on past experiences and see them anew, as episodes in an evolving story. As important as'being in the now'and'living in the moment'are, it is no less important to pause at times and, by looking backward, seek to discern those aspects of experience that might otherwise escape our notice. Far from necessarily leading to deception and lies, therefore, hindsight can lead to wisdom and indee

Who reads Hindsight : The Promise and Peril of Looking Backward?

Author

Mark Philip Freeman

Publisher

Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195389937

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Psychology, Science, Fiction

Rating

4.04 / 5 (24 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14