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IMAGINATION MAY BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN KNOWLEDGE: THE EIGHT TYPES OF IMAGINATION WE USE

IMAGINATION MAY BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN KNOWLEDGE: THE EIGHT TYPES OF IMAGINATION WE USE This article considers the concept of imagination and the role it plays in constructing our reality. The author postulates that there are eight types of imagination, being effectuative imagination, intellectual imagination, imaginative fantasy, empathy, strategic imagination, emotional imagination, dreams, and memory reconstruction. Keywords: imagination, emotions, empathy, memory, fantasy, dreams http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Review of Contemporary Philosophy Addleton Academic Publishers

IMAGINATION MAY BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN KNOWLEDGE: THE EIGHT TYPES OF IMAGINATION WE USE

MURRAY HUNTER
Review of Contemporary Philosophy , Volume 12 (1): 8 – Jan 1, 2013
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This article considers the concept of imagination and the role it plays in constructing our reality. The author postulates that there are eight types of imagination, being effectuative imagination, intellectual imagination, imaginative fantasy, empathy, strategic imagination, emotional imagination, dreams, and memory reconstruction. Keywords: imagination, emotions, empathy, memory, fantasy, dreams

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Published: Jan 1, 2013

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