Imagination

AY2024/2025 Semester 2

In this course we will cover a number of themes relating to imagination, including but not limited to: (1) the nature of imagination; (2) philosophical theories of imagination; (3) the epistemic role of imagination, and; (4) the distinction and interplay between imagination and memory. This course is suitable for students who are interested in pursuing a specifi c topic in the philosophy of mind in depth and considering the relationship between imagination, perception, memory, and the mind/brain sciences relating to these phenomena. By the end of this course, you will have an understanding of the different things we might mean by 'imagination', their nature and role in our cognitive economy (what they are), their function (why we have them), their epistemic role (what sort of knowledge they might afford), and other philosophical issues.