The Idea of Imagination Definitions on the Web

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The Idea of Imagination Definitions on the Web

• the formation of a mental image of something that
  is not perceived as real and is not present to
  the senses "popular imagination created a world
  of demons" "imagination reveals what the world
  could be" www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn
  
• the ability to form mental images of things or
  events www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn
• the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual
  problems "a man of resource www.cogsci.princeton
  .edu/cgi-bin/webwn
• Traditionally, the mental capacity for
  experiencing, constructing, or manipulating
  'mental imagery' (quasi-perceptual experience).
  Imagination is also regarded as responsible for
  fantasy, inventiveness, idiosyncrasy, and
  creative, original, and insightful thought in
  general, and, sometimes, for a much wider range
  of mental activities dealing with the non-actual,
  such as supposing, pretending, 'seeing as',
  thinking of possibilities, and even being
  mistaken. See representation. ltDiscussiongt
  ltReferencesgt Nigel J.T. Thomas www.artsci.wustl.e
  du/philos/MindDict/I.html
• The ability to produce mental images of something
  which is not present, or does not yet exist. 2
  The non-physical location of imaginary objects.
  e.g. - A fictional character exists in the
  author's imagination. users.lycaeum.org/lux/meta
  /gloss.htm
• The process of creating a mental picture of
  something that is unlike things one has seen.
  www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/ArtsEd/vglossa
  r.htm
• The faculty responsible for forming concepts out
  of the 'manifold of intuition' and for
  synthesizing intuitions with concepts to form
  objects which are ready to be judged.
  www.hkbu.edu.hk/ppp/ksp1/KSPglos.html
• A power of the mind to form a mental image or
  concept of something that is not real or
  rational. www.innovationcentral.org/glossary.htm
  
• The ability to rearrange observations into forms
  which one has not directly perceived
  www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Dictionary.html