Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy

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Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 20 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • What is imagination and can philosophy define it in any meaningful way? This free course, Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy, will introduce you to some of the possible answers to these...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Imagination
    • 1 Imagination
    • 2 The varieties of imaginative experience
    • 2 The varieties of imaginative experience
    • 2.1 Meanings of ‘imagination’
    • 2.2 Twelve conceptions of imagination
    • 2.3 A first attempt at defining ‘imagining’
    • 2.4 Gaut's analysis of imagination
    • 2.5 The problematic status of the imagination
    • 3 Imagery and supposition
    • 3 Imagery and supposition
    • 3.1 Imagination and imagery
    • 3.2 Imagination and supposition
    • 4 Conclusion
    • 4 Conclusion
    • 5 Further reading
    • 5 Further reading
    • References
    • Acknowledgements