The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Imagination (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Kind, Amy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Imagination is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of mind and psychology, aesthetics, and ethics. Contains over thirty specially commissioned chapters by leading philosophers organised into six clear sections and examines the most important aspects of the philosophy of imagination.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 502
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317329442
• Artikelnr.: 44757575

Autorenporträt

Amy Kind is Professor of Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College, USA. She is editor of Philosophy of Mind in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries , volume six of The History of the Philosophy of Mind, (Routledge, 2016), and with Peter Kung she is editor of the forthcoming collection Knowledge through Imagination.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Exploring Imagination Amy Kind

Part 1: Historical Treatments of Imagination

1. Aristotle on Phantasia Deborah Modrak

2. Descartes Dennis Sepper

3. Hume Fabian Dorsch

4. Kant's Theory of Imagination Samantha Matherne

5. Husserl Julia Jansen

6. Sartre Robert Hopkins

Part 2: Contemporary Discussions of Imagination

7. Imagination and Mental Imagery Dominic Gregory

8. Imagination and Belief Neil Sinhababu

9. Imagination and Perception Bence Nanay

10. Imagination and Memory Dorothea Debus

11. Imagination, Dreaming, and Hallucination Jonathan Jenkins Ichikawa

12. Desire-Like Imagination Amy Kind

Part3: Imagination in Aesthetics

13. Art and Imagination Nick Wiltsher and Aaron Meskin

14. Music and Imagination James O. Young

15. Imagination and Fiction Kathleen Stock

16. Fiction and Emotion Stacie Friend

17. The Cognitive Architecture of Imaginative Resistance Kengo Miyazono and Shen-yi Liao

Part 4: Imagination in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science

18. Imagination and Creativity Dustin Stokes

19. Simulation Theory Shannon Spaulding

20. Imagination and the Self Dilip Ninan

21. Imagining and Action Neil Van Leeuwen

22. Imagination and Child Development Deena Weisberg

23. Imagination and Pretense Elizabeth Picciuto and Peter Carruthers

24. Can Animals Imagine? Robert Mitchell

25. Imagination and Rationality Ruth Byrne

Part 5: Imagination in Ethics, Moral Psychology, and Political Philosophy

26. Moral Imagination Mark Johnson

27. Empathy and the Imagination Karsten Stueber

28. The Ethics of Imagination and Fantasy Aaron Smuts

29. Imagination and the Capabilities Approach Natalie Fletcher

Part 6: Imagination in Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy of Mathematics

30. Imagination and Learning Greg Currie

31. Thought Experiment and Imagination Roy Sorensen

32. Imagination and Modal Epistemology Peter Kung

33. Imagination in Scientific Modeling Adam Toon

34. Imagination in Mathematics Andrew Arana.

Index

Rezensionen

'Kind provides a thorough, comprehensive treatment of the philosophy of imagination. ... With its 34 well-researched and well-written essays, this volume will be an excellent resource for those interested in this central mental function of life and philosophical theorizing. Summing Up: Highly recommended.' - P. Jenkins, Marywood University, CHOICE

'Finally! A comprehensive and multifaceted guide to the philosophy of imagination; one that brings together leading contemporary accounts, historical perspectives, and discussion of problems in many different areas of philosophy. A great achievement by Amy Kind, and an essential reference text.' - Katherine Thomson-Jones, Oberlin College, USA

'With the breadth of its coverage and quality of its scholarship, this Handbook surely deserves to become the definitive reference source on the philosophy of the imagination for years to come. It stands as an excellent reminder of the fact that the imagination is a notion we all, regardless of our specialisations, must make room for.' - Elisabeth Schellekens Dammann, Uppsala University, Sweden

'A breath-taking journey into the realm of Imagination, and an extremely useful addition to the current literature. Following an excellent and articulate Introduction, the chapters in this book are a valuable compass for the reader who wants to orient herself within such a vast literature.' - Margherita Arcangeli, University of Geneva, Switzerland

'Kind provides a thorough, comprehensive treatment of the philosophy of imagination. ... With its 34 well-researched and well-written essays, this volume will be an excellent resource for those interested in this central mental function of life and philosophical theorizing. Summing Up: Highly recommended.' - P. Jenkins, Marywood University, CHOICE

'Finally! A comprehensive and multifaceted guide to the philosophy of imagination; one that brings together leading contemporary accounts, historical perspectives, and discussion of problems in many different areas of philosophy. A great achievement by Amy Kind, and an essential reference text.' - Katherine Thomson-Jones, Oberlin College, USA

'With the breadth of its coverage and quality of its scholarship, this Handbook surely deserves to become the definitive reference source on the philosophy of the imagination for years to come. It stands as an excellent reminder of the fact that the imagination is a notion we all, regardless of our specialisations, must make room for.' - Elisabeth Schellekens Dammann, Uppsala University, Sweden

'A breath-taking journey into the realm of Imagination, and an extremely useful addition to the current literature. Following an excellent and articulate Introduction, the chapters in this book are a valuable compass for the reader who wants to orient herself within such a vast literature.' - Margherita Arcangeli, University of Geneva, Switzerland