The author offers the first study of vision in the works of George Sand. He argues that, rather than rejecting reality in favour of the ideal, he integrates physical observation with internal forms of seeing such as the imagination and visionary insights.
Towards more progressive views of scientific literacy in science museums -- Science communication, public engagement and science museums -- Generations of science museums : changing roles, changing goals -- Engaging controversy -- Deconstructing science : A question of truth -- …
Since the Enlightenment, supernatural beliefs and practices have largely been derided as ignorant and un-modern - even anti-modern - and cities, being the ultimate symbol of progress and rationality, have not been thought to harbour magic. Scholars have long assumed that the wor…
"An interpretation of the philosophy of J.G. Fichte. Examines the impact of nineteenth-century psychological techniques and technologies on the formation of his theory of the imagination"--Provided by publisher.
Schopenhauer in context: the "oriental renaissance" -- Schopenhauer's Indian sources: Hinduism -- Schopenhauer's Indian sources: Buddhism -- "Representation": Schopenhauer and the reality-status of the world -- The reality-status of the empirical world: the Mādhyamika teaching -…
This book investigates certain philosophical issues concerning imagination, creativity, and the relationship between them. Is there a single mental act that we call #x91;imagining#x92;? How does imagining differ from perceiving and believing? What role do images play in imaginat…