The Rational Imagination
How People Create Alternatives to Reality
$94.72
- Paperback
268 pages
- Release Date
26 January 2007
Summary
The human imagination remains one of the last uncharted terrains of the mind. This accessible and original monograph explores a central aspect of the imagination, the creation of counterfactual alternatives to reality, and claims that imaginative thoughts are guided by the same principles that underlie rational thoughts. Research has shown that rational thought is more imaginative than cognitive scientists had supposed; in The Rational Imagination, Ruth Byrne argues that imaginative…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262524742 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262524740 |
| Author: | Ruth M.J. Byrne |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bradford Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 268 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 26 January 2007 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | A Bradford Book |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
“In this lucid and beautifully written book Byrne builds a sturdy bridge between the theories of counterfactual thought and inferential reasoning. The integrated treatment that she proposes is a major contribution to both fields.”–Daniel Kahneman, Princeton University, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences (2002) “‘Knowing what I now know, I would still have authorized the President to go to war.’ John Kerry. If you want to understand why such conditionals matter, then you should read this book. It brings together an account of rationality and creativity to present a unique and powerful theory of how we think about alternatives to reality.” Philip N. Johnson-Laird , Stuart Professor of Psychology, Princeton University “‘Knowing what I now know I would still have authorized the President to go to war’ - John Kerry. If you want to understand why such conditionals matter then you should read this book. It brings together an account of rationality and creativity to present a unique and powerful theory of how we think about alternatives to reality.”–Philip N. Johnson-Laird, Stuart Professor of Psychology, Princeton University
Ruth M.J. Byrne
Professor Ruth M.J. Byrne is Vice Provost of Trinity College, Dublin University, Ireland.
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