Imagination As A Lens

Informazioni relative al progetto

IAL

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 794699

DOI

10.3030/794699

Progetto concluso il 16 Agosto 2019

Data della firma CE 19 Marzo 2018

Data di avvio 1 Settembre 2018

Data di completamento 31 Agosto 2020

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Costo totale

€ 160 800,00

Contributo UE

€ 160 800,00

Coordinato da

UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN
Belgium

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - IAL (Imagination As A Lens)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2018-09-01 al 2020-08-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

The aim of the project was to try to work out what it is that we mean when we talk of the imagination. In more detail, the aim was argue for a unified conception of imagination, the lens approach, via three research objectives: (1) to motivate a unified conception of imagination by arguing that it’s possible and desirable; (2) to articulate and argue for the lens approach as the best such conception; (3) to apply the approach to two problems of imagination, thus demonstrating its utility. The project's importance owes to to the central place imagination takes in our thinking about how we interact with others, appreciate art, and perform other important social functions.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

During the reporting period, the main researcher conducted philosophical research into the questions of the project, resulting in a number of papers submitted for publication, and a draft of a book proposal.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

The project was curtailed early, owing to the researcher's acceptance of a permanent academic position. The results described above thus encompass the results of the entire project. Progress beyond the state of the art has been made in critiquing currently prevalent views of imagination in philosophy, and advancing an alternative. Wider societal implications are hard to discern at present, but may emerge in the future.

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