{"product_id":"the-invention-of-imagination-justin-humphreys-9780822947400","title":"The Invention of Imagination: Aristotle, Geometry and the Theory of the Psyche","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Provocative Examination of the Origin of Imagination\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Aristotle was the first philosopher to divide the imagination--what he called phantasia--from other parts of the psyche, placing it between perception and intellect. A mathematician and philosopher of mathematical sciences, Aristotle was puzzled by the problem of geometrical cognition--which depends on the ability to \"produce\" and \"see\" a multitude of immaterial objects--and so he introduced the category of internal appearances produced by a new part of the psyche, the imagination. As Justin Humphreys argues, Aristotle developed his theory of imagination in part to explain certain functions of reason with a psychological rather than metaphysical framework. Investigating the background of this conceptual development, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how imagery was introduced into systematic psychology in fifth-century Athens and ultimately made mathematical science possible. It offers new insights about major philosophers in the Greek tradition and significant events in the emergence of ancient mathematics while offering space for a critical reflection on how we understand ourselves as thinking beings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justin Humphreys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822947404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822947400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.34w x 0.56d","brand":"Justin Humphreys","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44255110627583,"sku":"9780822947400","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87ccc6fb-54a7-423a-a73d-f1d700e6359c.jpg?v=1694616166","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-invention-of-imagination-justin-humphreys-9780822947400","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}