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Unpacking the boxes: the cognitive theory of imagination and aesthetics
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posted on 2023-06-07, 22:58 authored by Kathleen StockRecently a new approach to the imagination has emerged, sometimes labelled the ‘cognitive theory’ of imagination. It is rooted in cognitive psychology, and presented as able to do much that other approaches cannot. In particular, it is said to offer new solutions to problems in aesthetics. In this paper, I’ll examine to what extent this is true. I will argue that, despite the way it is often presented, the theory does not attract any special credibility in virtue of its model of explanation; and, more seriously, that the case for two of its central tenets remains underdeveloped. I shall also argue that the purported explanatory benefits brought to one traditional problem in aesthetics by the theory are in fact limited. The threat to ‘traditional’ philosophy of imagination remains unproven.
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Oxford University PressPage range
pp.268-282Pages
15.0Book title
The Aesthetic Mind: Philosophy and PsychologyISBN
9780199691517Department affiliated with
- Philosophy Publications
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P Goldie, E SchellekensLegacy Posted Date
2012-02-06Usage metrics
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