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Book SynopsisHow has the concept of productive imagination been developed in post-Kantian philosophy? This important and innovative volume explores this question, with particular focus on hermeneutics, phenomenology and neo-Kantianism. The essays in this collection demonstrate that imagination is productive not only because it fabricates non-existent objects, but also because it shapes human experience and co-determines the meaning of the experienced world. The authors show how imagination forms experience at the kinaesthetic, pre-linguistic, poetic, historical, artistic, social and political levels. The volume offers both a thematic and a historical overview of productive imagination understood as Kant originally wanted us to understand it.
Trade ReviewThis quite remarkable collection of essays on the productive imagination offers a rich repast well deserving to be savored in multiple sittings. The essays demonstrate both the complexity and diversity of the topic and offer productive efforts themselves to deepen and extend the subject. Kudos to Saulius Geniusas as editor for gathering such a thought-provoking group of authors. -- George H. Taylor, Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
Table of ContentsIntroduction / Chapter 1. Günter Zöller: The Productive Power of the Imagination. Kant on the Schematism of the Understanding and the Symbolism of Reason / Chapter 2. Eric S. Nelson: Wilhelm Dilthey and the Formative-Generative Imagination / Chapter 3. Claudio Majolino: Within and Beyond Productive Imagination. A Historical-Critical Inquiry into Phenomenology / Chapter 4. Qingjie James Wang: Two Starting Points in Heidegger’s Critical Interpretation of Kant’s Transcendental Imagination / Chapter 5. Saulius Geniusas: Miki Kiyoshi and the Logic of the Imagination / Chapter 6. Kathleen Lennon: Unpacking ‘the Imaginary Texture of the Real’ with Kant, Sartre and Merleau-Ponty / Chapter 7. Annabelle Dufourcq: The Imaginary Texture of Beings and Its Ethical Implications: Rethinking Realism with Husserl and Merleau-Ponty / Chapter 8. Kwok-ying Lau: Image-picture vs Image-fiction: Is Sartre Ignorant of Productive Imagination? / Chapter 9. Suzi Adams: On Castoriadis and the Social Imaginary Institution of the Real: Hermeneutic-Phenomenological Affinities and Critiques via His Dialogue with Merleau-Ponty / Chapter 10. Richard Kearney: Exploring Imagination with Paul Ricœur / Chapter 11. Dieter Lohmar: Social Imagery in Non-Linguistic Thinking about Social Topics. On the Strength of Fantasy in Thinking about Social Conflicts / Chapter 12. Gediminas Karoblis: Productive Kinaesthetic Imagination / Index
