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Book SynopsisSarah Gibbons here departs from previous scholarship on Kant by demonstrating the centrality of imagination to Kant's philosophy as a whole. She shows that imagination performs a vital function in `bridging gaps' between the different elements of cognition and experience. Thus, the role imagination plays in Kant's works expresses his fundamental insight into the complexity of human cognition.
Trade ReviewThis work goes well beyond many books on the Critique of Judgement in the breadth and importance of the issues it raises. * Paul Guyer, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism *
Her work is ... a further addition to the growing body of "psychological Kant interpretation". * International Philosophical Quarterly *
Gibbons's strength is her ability to explore and synthesize a wide range of material, both in terms of content and works, in order to elaborate a more complete picture of imagination than is available in any single work ... Gibbons's book is a welcome addition to the literature on Kant. * The Review of Metaphysics *
She does not attempt to provide a definitive account of imagination, she instead invites the reader to accompany her on 'an open-ended journey' devoted to exploring the ways that imagination plays a crucial role in Kant's thinking. ... a tantalizing book, one that contains a considerable number of insights. * British Journal of the History of Philosophy *
