The Invention of Imagination: Aristotle, Geometry, and the Theory of the Psyche
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Aristotle was the first philosopher to divide the imagination--what he called phantasia--from other parts of the psyche, placing it between perception and intellect. A mathematician and philosopher of mathematical sciences, Aristotle was puzzled by the problem of geometrical cognition--which depends on the ability to "produce" and "see" a multitude of immaterial objects--and so he introduced the category of internal appearances produced by a new part...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0822947404
ISBN13:9780822947400
Release Date:October 2023
Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.82 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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