Imagination in the Western Psyche

Imagination in the Western Psyche: From Ancient Greece to Modern Neuroscience ****offers a comprehensive treatment of the human imagination by integrating the rich discourse on imagination in the humanities with modern neuroscientific research

Autorentext

Jonathan Erickson, a writer and educator, holds a BA in English literature from UC Berkeley and a PhD in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, California, USA

Zusammenfassung
Imagination in the Western Psyche: From Ancient Greece to Modern Neuroscience offers a comprehensive treatment of the human imagination by integrating the rich discourse on imagination in the humanities with modern neuroscientific research

Inhalt

PART 1. INTRODUCTION. 1. CHASING IMAGINATION. 2. MEASURING THE IMAGINAL. PART 2. IMAGINATION AS PHENOMENON 3. A BRIEF HISTORY OF IMAGINATION FROM PREHISTORY TO THE RENAISSANCE. 4. IMAGINATION IN MODERNITY. 5. IMAGINAL PSYCHOLOGY. PART 3. THE NEUROSCIENCE OF IMAGINATION. 6. SENSE AND IMAGE 7. TIME AND STORY. 8. CREATIVITY AND DREAM. PART 4. THE IMAGINATION OF NEUROSCIENCE. 9. IMAGINATION IN SCIENCE. 10. NEUROSCIENCE AS STORY AND MYTH. 11. CONCLUSION