A. Pablo Iannone

Imagination in Inquiry

A Philosophical Model and Its Applications

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Imagination in Inquiry investigates the nature, kinds, component elements, functions, scope, and uses of the imagination that are at work in inquiry. It develops a homeostatic model and discusses its applications in various branches of philosophy, from the philosophy of science and the philosophy of technology to ethics and aesthetics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9781793649720
• ISBN-10: 1793649723
• Artikelnr.: 64264408

Autorenporträt

A. Pablo Iannone is emeritus professor of philosophy at Central Connecticut State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Conceptualizations
Chapter One: A Conceptual Cartography of Inquiry, the Imagination, and
their Interconnected Roles
Chapter Two: Dynamics of the Imagination
Chapter Three: The Imagination's Elements: Motives, Abilities,
Circumstances, Instruments, and Functions
Chapter Four: The Interactive Imagination
Part II: The Imagination: Philosophical And Practical
Chapter Five: The Philosophical Imagination
Chapter Six: Wonder, Reason, and the Imagination in Philosophical Inquiry
Contrasted with Inquiry in Art, Literature, and Science
Chapter Seven: Inquiry and the Imagination's Balancing Act
Chapter Eight: Basic Philosophical Attitudes and the Imagination
Part III: Comparative Assessments
Chapter Nine: Feedback Loops, Today's World, and the Practical Imagination
Chapter Ten: Analogies and Disanalogies between the Roles of the
Imagination in Inquiries in Philosophy, the Arts, Sciences, Other Branches
of Inquiry, and Everyday Life
Part IV: Applications and Tests of This Book's Model
Chapter Elev