Feeling and Imagination in Art, Science, and Technology, Spring 2004

Author:

Singer Irving

Subject:

Humanities, Social Sciences

Institution Name:

M.I.T.

Collection:

MIT OpenCourseWare

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

Seminar on the creativity in art, science, and technology. Discussion of how these pursuits are jointly dependent on affective as well as cognitive elements in human nature. Feeling and imagination studied in relation to principles of idealization, consummation, and the aesthetic values that give meaning to science and technology as well as literature and the other arts. Readings in philosophy, psychology, and literature.

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Full Course, Homework and Assignments, Lecture Notes, Syllabi, Video Lectures

Media Format:

Text/HTML, Downloadable docs, Video

Conditions of Use:

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0