Knowledge Through Imagination
Author | : Amy Kind |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2016 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198716808 |
ISBN-13 | : 019871680X |
Rating | : 4/5 (80X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Knowledge Through Imagination by : Amy Kind
Download or read book Knowledge Through Imagination written by Amy Kind and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.