This workshop aims to bring together scholars working on imagination to discuss the nature\, scope and feasibility of reductive approaches to imagination with a special focus on the work of Peter Langland-Hassan.
\nIn his recent book Explaining Imagination Peter Langland-Hassan argues against current orthodoxy for the view that imagination can be fully explained by appeal to other familiar mental states such as beliefs\, desires\, judgements\, decisions and intentions. Any reductive account of imagination is likely to have substantial implications for our understanding of
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; hypothetical and counterfactual reasoning
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; problem-solving by means of imagination
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; the nature of memory
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; engaging in pretense
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; appreciating fictions
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; generating creative works
\nCall for papers:
\nWe invite submissions that engage critically or favourably with any aspects of the work of Peter Langland-Hassan or the topic of whether imagination can be reductively explained.
\nPeter Langland-Hassan&rsquo\;s book Explaining Imagination can be downloaded for free here (you may need to copy and paste the link):
\nhttps://bit.ly/ExplainingImagination
\nAbstracts of 500 words should be prepared for blind review and submitted as PDFs with a separate cover sheet that includes the author&rsquo\;s name\, her institutional affiliation\, contact information\, paper title and word count.
\nHotel accommodation and meals during the workshop will be covered for speakers whose papers are accepted.
\nPlease send your submissions to imagination.workshop@protonmail.com \;
\nFor questions\, please write to alma.barner@plus.ac.at
\nThis event is free and open to the public.
Dates:
Workshop: July 13\, 2022
Deadline for submissions: March15\, 2022 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;
Notification of acceptance: April 15\, 2022