Imagination, Philosophy and the Arts

by Carlos A. Ball and Dominic McIver Lopes

Book Overview

Imagination, Philosophy and the Arts is the first comprehensive collection of papers by philosophers examining the nature of imagination and its role in understanding and making art.

Imagination is a central concept in aesthetics with close ties to issues in the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language, yet it has not received the kind of sustained, critical attention it deserves. This collection of seventeen brand new essays critically...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415305160
• ISBN13: 9780415305167
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.6"