"A (reductive?) theory of imagination". Un seminario di Alon Chasid

Venerdì 4 aprile 2025, il nostro gruppo di ricerca avrà il piacere di ospitare un seminario del Professor Alon Chasid (Bar-Ilan University). ll seminario si terrà nella Sala della ex-Biblioteca, al secondo piano dell'unità di Filosofia, in via D'Azeglio 85a. L'incontro è aperto a tutt* le/gli interessate/i.
Ecco il titolo e l'abstract del talk (che si terrà in inglese):
A (reductive?) theory of imagination
Imagining is a complex mental activity. In addition to (attitudinal, belief-like) states, it encompasses mental imagery, conative states, emotions, etc. I will first show that the overall mental activity associated with imagining encompasses also a sui-generis type of stipulations regarding the pertinent fictional world, as well as certain rules that are to be followed by the imaginer. Next, I will show that attitudinal, belief-like imagining can be reduced to the act of playing a certain stipulated role, namely the role of a believer in the fictional world. Lastly, adducing a new argument for i-desires, I will show that i-desiring is likewise reducible to playing a certain stipulated (fictional) role, namely an orectic role in the fictional world.