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Imagination: Cross-Cultural Philosophical Analyses
Contributor(s): Moeller, Hans-Georg (Editor), Whitehead, Andrew K. (Editor)
ISBN: 135005013X     ISBN-13: 9781350050136
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
OUR PRICE:   $158.40  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Eastern
- Philosophy | Movements - Humanism
- Philosophy | Aesthetics
Dewey: 128.3
LCCN: 2018019111
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.11 lbs) 232 pages
 
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Imagination: Cross-Cultural Philosophical Analyses is a rare intercultural inquiry into the conceptions and functions of the imagination in contemporary philosophy.

Divided into East Asian, comparative, and post-comparative approaches, it brings together a leading team of philosophers to explore the concepts of the illusory and illusions, the development of fantastic narratives and metaphors, and the use of images and allegories across a broad range of traditions. Chapters discuss how imagination has been interpreted by thinkers such as Zhuangzi, Plato, Confucius, Heidegger, and Nietzsche.

By drawing on sources including Buddhist aesthetics, Daoism, and analytic philosophy of mind, this cross-cultural collection shows how the imagination can be an indispensable tool for the comparative philosopher, opening up new possibilities for intercultural dialogue and critical engagement.

Contributor Bio(s): Whitehead, Andrew: - Andrew K. Whitehead specializes in East-West Comparative Philosophy, particularly concerning the philosophy of Zen Buddhism and phenomenology. He is the Manager of the Irish Institute of Japanese Studies in the Department of Philosophy at University College Cork, the Executive Director of the Académie du Midi Institute of Philosophy, and has recently been appointed Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the Department of History and Philosophy at Kennesaw State University, USAMoeller, Hans-Georg: - Hans-Georg Moelleris SeniorLecturer in the Department of Philosophy at UniversityCollege Cork, Ireland.