Recreative Minds Imagination in Philosophy and Psychology [Paperback]

Recreative Mindsdevelops a philosophical theory of imagination that draws upon the latest work in psychology. This theory illuminates the use of imagination in coming to terms with art, its role in enabling us to live as social beings, and the psychological consequences of disordered imagination. The authors offer a lucid exploration of a fascinating subject.

Preface
The Argument
Imagination and its Circle
1. Projections and recreations
2. Family and friends
Simulation in a Generalized Setting
3. The simulation program
4. Imagery: capacities and mechanisms
5. Content and conservation
Development and Disorder
6. Impractical reason
7. Autism: some pieces of the puzzle
8. Schizophrenia: the monitoring of thought and action
Emotions in Imagination
9. Emotion and the fictional
References
Index