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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778367603321

Autore

Nichols Shaun

Titolo

The Architecture of the Imagination [[electronic resource] ] : New Essays on Pretence, Possibility, and Fiction

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Clarendon Press, 2006

ISBN

1-280-84398-5

9786610843985

0-19-153465-X

1-4356-2319-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

128

Soggetti

Imagination (Philosophy)

Imagination

Psychology

Aesthetics

Philosophy

Social Sciences

Philosophy & Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction; I. THE NATURE OF THE IMAGINATION; II. PRETENCE; III. IMAGINATIVE RESISTANCE; IV. IMAGINATION AND POSSIBILITY; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume brings together specially written essays by leading researchers on the propositional imagination. This is the mental capacity we exploit when we imagine that Holmes has a bad habit or that there are zombies. It plays an essential role in philosophical theorizing, engaging with fiction, and indeed in everyday life. The Architecture of the Imagination capitalizes on recent attempts to give a cognitive account of this capacity, extending the theoretical picture and exploring the philosophical implications.