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《记忆》（Anamnesis）一书在沃格林的智识生涯中，地位相当独特。一般来说，他很少有兴趣去回顾之前已经发表过的东西，甚至，一旦兴趣不再，他连篇幅巨大的《政治观念史》都懒得筹备发表。那么，《记忆》这部以回望和盘点、而不是闯进新领域的作品，就值得读者们注意了。
原书于1966年以德文刊行，从写作顺序上位于《政治新科学》和《秩序与历史》前三卷之后。在这部枢纽性的著作里，既有沃格林对与社会学家阿尔弗雷德•舒茨的交往、对自身童年经历的现象学式追忆，有他就政治观念史中的重要议题所进行博学式的考察，还有从秩序观念史考察拓展开去的“意识哲学”理论。
沃格林亲自编修的这本书，并非单纯的旧文重刊。有心人想必能从中看出，沃格林是如何从其思考的出发点——胡塞尔现象学——逐步推进到对西方政治观念史的研究。同时，这部重新定向之作，也有助于我们理解沃格林一生的思想事业。