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Imagination, philosophy: imaginations are mental representations of non-present situations, events, states, sensory perceptions, experiences with certain characteristics, tones, sound sequences, sounds, noises, voices, smells, heat, coldness etc. The imagination of something undefined is not possible. Understanding a sentence can create an idea of the corresponding situation or image. See also representations past, future, mental states.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Martine Nida-Rümelin on Imagination - Dictionary of Arguments

Peter Lanz Vom Begriff des Geistes zur Neurophilosophie in Hügli (Ed) Philosophie im 20. Jahrhundert, Reinbek 1993
Lanz I 277
On the 1st stage Mary may willfully cause the idea of something blue, without knowing that the sky appears in this color for people with normal vision.
>Color researcher Mary
>Colour, >Colour words, >Qualia, >Ideas, >Reference, >Knowledge, >Knowledge how.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Nida I
Martine Nida-Rümelin
Was Mary nicht wissen konnte. Phänomenale Zustände als Gegenstand von Überzeugungen
In
Bewusstein, Thomas Metzinger,

Lanz I
Peter Lanz
Vom Begriff des Geistes zur Neurophilosophie
In
Philosophie im 20. Jahrhundert, A. Hügli/P. Lübcke, Reinbek 1993


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