The invention of imagination : Aristotle, geometry, and the theory of the psyche /

Aristotle was the first philosopher to divide the imagination--what he called phantasia--from other parts of the psyche, placing it between perception and intellect. A mathematician and philosopher of mathematical sciences, Aristotle was puzzled by the problem of geometrical cognition--which depends...

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मुख्य लेखक: Humphreys, Justin (Researcher in philosophy of science) (लेखक)
स्वरूप: Licensed eBooks
भाषा:अंग्रेज़ी
प्रकाशित: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2023]
ऑनलाइन पहुंच:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3681403
विषय - सूची:
  • Prologue
  • 1. Images and appearances
  • 2. Powers of the psyche
  • 3. Imagination defined
  • 4. Dreaming and daydreaming
  • 5. Abstracting
  • 6. Geometrical thinking
  • 7. Wishing
  • 8. Deliberating
  • 9. Shame and the other
  • Epilogue.