Kazimierz Twardowski’s conception of imagination. The early-analytical example and contemporary contexts

Rafal Kur

doi:10.4396/AISB201903

Rafal Kur

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4396/AISB201903

Parole chiave: Twardowski, Lviv-Warsaw School, Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Psychology, Imagery Debate

Abstract

A tribute to the early-analytical provenience of reflections on the phenomenon of the imagination is not only a historical reference. In the absence of a consensus in current theories of imagination, referring to Twardowski can be philosophically refreshing and methodologically inspiring. What’s more, it seems that without establishing at least an overall topology of this mental phenomenon, we will not create a formal structure, necessary for logical machine inferences, which would also deal with other issues such as the interpretation of emotions. The problem is not trivial, because the mechanism of imagination is very complex. And that’s what Twardowski noticed when proposing a comprehensive (interdisciplinary) approach, so similar at times to some of the current existing proposals.

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