Rethinking imagination

Rethinking imagination: culture and creativity

by Robinson, Gillian Rundell, John F.

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"This distinguished collection of papers argues for a positive interpretation of imagination. It discusses the different ways in which the concept of imagination has been construed. And it provides fascinating glimpses of the role of the imagination in the creation and management of Modernity."--Book cover.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Rethinking imagination : culture and creativity / edited by Gillian Robinson and John Rundell.

Summary

"This distinguished collection of papers argues for a positive interpretation of imagination. It discusses the different ways in which the concept of imagination has been construed. And it provides fascinating glimpses of the role of the imagination in the creation and management of Modernity."--Book cover.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1994.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Routledge
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1994.

Notes

Chiefly papers presented at a conference, held in Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 4-8, 1991.

The Physical Object

  • Description:vii, 192 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0415091926, 9780415091923, 0415091934, 9780415091930
  • oclc:ocm27897256
  • LC Classification:B105.I49
  • Dewey Decimal:128/.3

Table of Contents

Introduction --- Part I. Decentring society, recentring the subject. 1. A society of culture: the constitution of modernity -- 2. The Apocalyptic imagination and the inability to mourn -- 3. The elementary ethics of everyday life -- 4. European rationality --- Part II. Creating imagination. 5. Creativity and judgement: Kant on reason and imagination -- 6. Imagination in discourse and in action -- 7. Radical imagination and the social instituting imaginary -- 8. Reason, imagination, interpretation --- Epilogue: Sublime theories: reason and imagination in modernity.

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Subjects

Civilization, Modern -- Congresses Conference papers and proceedings Creatief denken Creative thinking Creative thinking -- Congresses Imagination Imagination -- Congrès. -- Aspect social Imagination -- Congresses. -- Social as… Imagination -- Social aspects Imagination (Philosophie) -- Congrès Imagination (Philosophy) Imagination (Philosophy) -- Congresses Kongress Kreativität Melbourne (1991) Modernisme (cultuur) Modernité -- Congrès Raison -- Congrès Reason -- Congresses Verbeelding

Writers

Robinson, Gillian Rundell, John F.

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