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Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy
What is imagination and can philosophy define it in any meaningful way?...
What is imagination and can philosophy define it in any meaningful way? This unit will introduce you to some of the possible answers to these questions and will examine why philosophy has sometimes found it difficult to approach imagination. It will then go on to examine the relationship that imagination has to imagery and supposition, charting where these concepts overlap with imagination and where they diverge.
By the end of this unit you should:
- be able to discuss basic philosophical questions concerning the imagination;
- have enhanced your ability to understand problems concerning the imagination and to discuss them in a philosophical way.
- Duration: 20 hours
- Published on: Thursday 23rd June 2011
- Level: Advanced
- Posted under: Philosophy
Imagination: the missing mystery of philosophy
Introduction
This unit investigates certain philosophical issues concerning imagination, creativity and the relationships between them, and considers the conceptions and varieties of imaginative experience.
This unit is an adapted extract from the Open University course Thought and experience: themes in the philosophy of mind (AA308). [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
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