Knowledge through imagination /

Imagination allows us to escape from the mundane and the real world, yet it also seems to furnish us with knowledge about that world-when we plan for the future, for instance. Ten original essays illuminate the epistemic role of imagination, blending perspectives from philosophy of mind, cognitive s...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Kind, Amy, Kung, Peter
Weitere Verfasser:
Kind, Amy (HerausgeberIn), Kung, Peter (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Zusammenfassung:
Imagination allows us to escape from the mundane and the real world, yet it also seems to furnish us with knowledge about that world-when we plan for the future, for instance. Ten original essays illuminate the epistemic role of imagination, blending perspectives from philosophy of mind, cognitive science, epistemology, aesthetics, and ethics.
Umfang:
1 online resource (250 pages) : illustration
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780191785375
0191785377
Schlagworte:
Imagination.
Imagination (Philosophy)
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