{"product_id":"9781350543065","title":"Imagination and Truth Creative Discovery in the Platonic Tradition","description":"\u003ch1\u003eImagination and Truth\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCreative Discovery in the Platonic Tradition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn V. Garner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Aesthetics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn dialogue with contemporary continental and Anglo-American philosophers, John V. Garner explores the ancient idea that imagination plays a role in disclosing reality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired in particular by Plato, Aristotle, Proclus, and Islamic Neoplatonism, this book argues that, far from merely a personal projection by the psyche, the act of imagining can also be a mode of creative discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining the basic principles of this ancient understanding of imagination in the first chapter on Proclus, Garner then proceeds to test and redevelop the concept through engagements with seminal thinkers including Susanne K. Langer, Paul Ricoeur, Cornelius Castoriadis, Henry Corbin, Amy Kind, and others. Building a more nuanced picture of disclosive imagination, he analyses such views as Langer's, on imagination's role in uncovering structures of everyday experience that transcend language, as well as significant debates surrounding poetic or scientific imagination in the works of Ricoeur, Castoriadis, and Corbin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut what does this mean for creativity today? Far beyond a history of imagination, \u003ci\u003eImagination and Truth \u003c\/i\u003esuggests several significant practical consequences. For one, it allows for a fresh understanding of global traditions, cultures, and the arts as creating and disclosing truths we can learn from. Furthermore, it concludes with an urgent call for genuine public spaces – from public deliberative zones to educational spaces – which are crucial for enabling society to collectively discern and engage with the truths that imagination discloses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohn V. Garner\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of West Georgia, USA. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Emerging Good in Plato's Philebus\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350543065\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331930652812,"sku":"9781350543065","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b043baa5-c32c-4106-be64-b62d2c51c2c3.jpg?v=1783600372","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350543065","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}