The Invention of Imagination: Aristotle, Geometry, and the Theory of the Psyche - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822947400ISBN-10:822947404UPC:9780822947400Book Category:Philosophy, MathematicsBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, History & PhilosophyBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.24 x 6.34 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.8201Product ID:SCWH3RJD7S
The Invention of Imagination: Aristotle, Geometry, and the Theory of the Psyche
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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822947400ISBN-10:822947404UPC:9780822947400Book Category:Philosophy, MathematicsBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, History & PhilosophyBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.24 x 6.34 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.8201Product ID:SCWH3RJD7S
Justin Humphreys is assistant professor of philosophy at Villanova University. He earned his PhD at The New School for Social Research and has taught philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pennsylvania
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