Recreative minds : imagination in philosophy and psychology / Gregory Currie, Ian Ravenscroft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Currie, Gregory.

Contributor:

Ravenscroft, Ian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imagination (Philosophy).

Imagination.

Physical Description:

x, 233 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

Recreative Minds develops a philosophical theory of imagination that draws upon the latest work in psychology. This theory illuminates the use of imagination in coming to terms with art, its role in enabling us to live as social beings, and the psychological consequences of disordered imagination. The authors offer a lucid exploration of a fascinating subject.

Contents:

Part I. Imagination and its circle 5

1 Projections and Recreations 7

2 Family and Friends 24

Part II. Simulation in a Generalized Setting 47

3 The Simulation Programme 49

4 Imagery: Capacities and Mechanisms 71

5 Content and Conservation 89

Part III. Development and Disorder 109

6 Impractical Reason 111

7 Autism: Some Pieces of the Puzzle 134

8 Schizophrenia: The Monitoring of Thought and Action 161

Part IV. Emotions in Imagination 185

9 Emotion and the Fictional 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-227) and index.

ISBN:

0198238096

0198238088

OCLC:

49991569