Philosophy of Language and Cognition

Workshop: The Role of Imagination in Learning, Understanding, and Klnowledge

Philosophers across various traditions and areas of research have long debated the epistemic roles of imagination. While imagination is often associated with creative thinking and the discovery of possible or fantastical worlds, the question remains: does imagination enhance our understanding of the actual world and help us acquire knowledge?

This workshop brings together experts across various fields — phenomenology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind — to examine the diverse epistemic roles of imagination. By exploring how imagination can be a source of learning, deepen understanding, and contribute to knowledge formation, we aim to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and uncover new insights into this essential cognitive process.

Program:

9:30 - 10:30 h (CET)

• Kristina Liefke (Ruhr University Bochum), Imaginative Scenarios as Pictures

10:30 - 11:30 h

• Joshua Myers (University of Barcelona), Imagery and Understanding

11:30 - 11:45 h

•   Coffee break

11:45 -12:45 h                                  

• Markus Werning (Ruhr University Bochum), Imagination as a source of knowledge of the self
  

12:45 - 13:45 h

• Sofia Pedrini (Ruhr University Bochum), Imaginative Justification: How Imagination Provides Reasons for Contingent Beliefs

13:45 - 15:15 h

• Lunch break

15:15 - 16:15 h

• Alfredo Vernazzani (Ruhr University Bochum), The Cultural Imagination
  

16:15-17:15 h

• Zuzanna Rucińska (University of Antwerp), The role of imaginary self-talk in learning about the self and the other    
  

Organizers:

Sofia Pedrini, Alfredo Vernazzani, Markus Werning (Ruhr University Bochum).

Zoom link:

https://ruhr-uni-bochum.zoom-x.de/j/68181391961?pwd=DLkkU0e7BtQlDFmwnaOmyuceW07LUm.1

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