Imagination: A sine qua non of science

Stuart, Michael T. (2017) Imagination: A sine qua non of science Croatian Journal of Philosophy, 17 (49). pp. 9-32. ISSN 1333-1108
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What role does the imagination play in scientifi c progress? After examining several studies in cognitive science, I argue that one thing the imagination does is help to increase scientifi c understanding, which is itself indispensable for scientifi c progress. Then, I sketch a transcendental justification of the role of imagination in this process.
Item Type Article
Keywords Imagination,understanding,thought experiments,scientific progress,schema,problem of coordination
Departments CPNSS
Date Deposited 12 Oct 2017 08:26
URI https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/84604

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