Skip to Main Content

Catalog : PHIL.3100 Philosophy of Creative Imagination (Formerly 45.310)

PHIL.3100 — Undergraduate

Id: 005518 Offering: 1 Credits: 3-3

Description

Focuses first on imagination as a function of mind, placing it in relation to other functions such as perception, emotion, and conceptualization. Attention is then given to the difference between the reproductive and the creative imagination, with special emphasis on the psychological and social/political dimensions of creativity. Topics to be considered include poetical metaphor, theatrical performance, painting, architecture, or photography.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: ENGL.1020 College Writing II.

View Current Offerings

PHIL.3100 — Online and Continuing Education

Id: 005518 Offering: 2 Credits: 3-3

Description

Focuses first on imagination as a function of mind, placing it in relation to other functions such as perception, emotion, and conceptualization. Attention is then given to the difference between the reproductive and the creative imagination, with special emphasis on the psychological and social/political dimensions of creativity. Topics to be considered include poetical metaphor, theatrical performance, painting, architecture, or photography.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: ENGL.1020 College Writing II.

View Current Offerings