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.

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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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

The system of private schools is based on a philosophy that prioritizes the arts and the imagination. By Alex Van Buren This story was originally published on Aug. 15, 2019 in NYT Parenting. Being ...

Einstein held that imagination is more important than knowledge: 'I am enough of the artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.' I define ...