Science advances by hypothesis, which is a function of imagination, and philosophy makes frequent use of thought experiments such as the brain in the vat, the trolley problem, and Plato’s Republic.

Imagination and imagery are recurring themes in existential philosophy, notably in the works of Jean-Paul Sartre. Sartre ...

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Catalog : PHIL.3100 Philosophy of Creative Imagination (Formerly 45.310) Catalog : PHIL.3100 Philosophy of Creative Imagination (Formerly 45.310) Home Academic Catalog. ... Focuses first on ...

Imagination in Science (Forum for Philosophy) Science is often mistakenly thought to involved nothing but cold reason. In reality, very human acts of creativity appear everywhere. We explore the role ...

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The 2024 Philosophy Graduate Conference, titled "The Imagination: Powers and Possibilities", took place at Boston College on March 22-23. Organizer and Ph.D. candidate Fr. William Woody, SJ, here ...

Science advances by hypothesis, which is a function of imagination, and philosophy makes frequent use of thought experiments such as the brain in the vat, the trolley problem, and Plato’s Republic.

On 28 October, four experts will consider the issue of imagination in scientific reasoning in this one-day workshop. Many philosophers of science dismiss imagination as ill-suited for scientific ...