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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._____________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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Hans Vaihinger on Imagination - Dictionary of Arguments
I 64 Imagination/Vaihinger: not pictures but an event, a psychic process. I 66 Imagination/Vaihinger: precisely because it is a product of the world of reality, it cannot be an image of being. Instead an instrument within the world. >Thinking, >Sensory impressions, >Perception, >World/thinking. I 66 Precisely because it is a product of the world of reality, the imagination cannot be an image of being. But it is an instrument within it. >Representation, >Picture theory. Against the proof that, because the imaginary world is a product of the real world, it cannot be identical with it, there is no more instance. >Identity, Cf. >Constructivism._____________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. |
Vaihinger I H. Vaihinger Die Philosophie des Als Ob Leipzig 1924 |
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