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Imagination and the Meaningful Brain (Philosophical Psychopathology)

Arnold H. Modell

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The ultimate goal of the cognitive sciences is to understand how the brain works—how it turns "matter into imagination." In Imagination and the Meaningful Brain, psychoanalyst Arnold Modell claims that subjective human experience must be included in any scientific explanation of how the mind/brain works. Contrary to current attempts to describe mental functioning as a form of computation, his view is that the construction of meaning is not the same as information processing. The intrapsychic complexities of human psychology, as observed through introspection and empathic knowledge of other minds, must be added to the third-person perspective of cognitive psychology and neuroscience.

Assuming that other mammals are conscious and conscious of their feelings, Modell emphasizes evolutionary continuities and discontinuities of emotion. The limbic system, the emotional brain, is of ancient origin, but only humans have the capacity for generative imagination. By means of metaphor, we are able to interpret, displace, and transform our feelings. To bolster his argument, Modell draws on a variety of disciplines—including psychoanalysis, cognitive psychology, neurobiology, evolutionary biology, linguistics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind. Only by integrating the objectivity of neuroscience, the phenomenology of introspection, and the intersubjective knowledge of psychoanalysis, he claims, will we be able fully to understand how the mind works.

How Creative Are You

Eugene Raudsepp

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Recreative Minds: Imagination in Philosophy and Psychology

Gregory Currie, Ian Ravenscroft

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Recreative Minds develops a philosophical theory of imagination that draws upon the latest work in psychology. This theory illuminates the use of imagination in coming to terms with art, its role in enabling us to live as social beings, and the psychological consequences of disordered imagination. The authors offer a lucid exploration of a fascinating subject.

The Ecstatic Imagination: Psychedelic Experiences and the Psychoanalysis of Self-Actualization

Daniel Merkur

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Good Subject, But The Writing Needs Improvement 2 out of 5 stars.
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Let me start by saying that I believe that psychedelics can aid in the expansion of consciousness when used correctly. Let me also admit that I did not, could not finish this book. It was written in as dry a language as I have encountered (and considering I am an engineer who has to read extremely dry technical manuals, this is not an observation to be taken lightly).

I dont know if Mr. Merkur is unable to write well or, as I suspect, he feels that by assuming this dry removed tone his work will seem more scienitic and objective. In either case, his presentation falls short. He makes some good points, if only one can stay awake long enough to read them. It seems ironic that anything written like this should feature the words "ecstatic" and "imagination" on the cover.

-Thomas Seay

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The Ecstatic Imagination provides the first general theory of psychedelic experiences. Merkur refutes several theories that have been used to explain single categories of psychedelic experience, and offers instead a unitary theory that is applicable to all varieties. The book treats self-reports of psychedelic experiences as a wealth of neglected data which forms the basis to expand the psychoanalytic model of human imagination. An exhaustive phenomenology of the varieties of LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin experiences in Western and Native American cultures is joined together with psychoanalytic theories drawn from the classical, ego psychological, and object relations schools. Where existing theories prove inadequate to the discussion of data, original formulations are offered. The result is a rigorously psychoanalytic approach to the process of self-actualization.

Imaginative Thinking and Human Existence

Edward L. Murray

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Rebellion, Creativity, and Revelation

Shlomo Giora Shoham

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The Collaborative Construction of Pretend: Social Pretend Play Functions (Suny Series, Children Play in Society)

Carollee Howes, Olivia Unger, Catherine C. Matheson

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Individual Differences in Imaging: Their Measurement, Origins, and Consequences (Imagery and Human Development)

Alan Richardson

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...providing a clearly written discussion of the published literature plus an account of previously unpublished research by the author and his collaborators...

For psychometricians concerned with the measurement of individual differences in thought imagery, evidence is presented in support of three relatively independent dimensions. For developmental psychologists a basis is provided from which a more detailed investigation of imagery differences and their origins can be undertaken. Psychophysiologists will find the power of thought imagery to influence physiological processes is convincingly demonstrated.

For cognitive psychologists the necessity of incorporating consciously imaged events into their current theories can no longer be ignored; imagery is not merely a byproduct of other cognitive processes but an influential variable in its own right. Social psychologists will find a whole new field has opened up in which differences in imaging can be shown to affect many of the processes in which they are interested. Finally, for practitioners who would like to be assured that a firm theoretical and empirical foundation exists for the use of imagery procedures the existing evidence is encouraging.

Overall, this book contains innumerable suggestions for further research and how it can be conducted. Individual Differences in Imaging is essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in the nature and functions of mental imagery.

More Moving Experiences: Connecting Arts, Feelings, and Imagination

Teresa Benzwie

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Foster the imagination essential to the learning process with expressive movement experiences. Learn to create experiences that allow your students to concentrate, problem solve, and develop self-awareness.

Old Wise Woman

Rix Weaver

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This book was one of the first works made available to a general readership on the subject of Active Imagination—a technique developed by C. G. Jung in which the imaginal world is entered deliberately while awake in order to gain self-knowledge and resolve conflicts. In it, Rix Weaver presents an account of her work of Active Imagination with one of her analysands—a process that began with a dream and yielded a personal myth, recounted here with amplification and commentary.