Smisao i vrednost imaginacije u delu Filozofski fragmenti I Ksenije Atanasijević
THE MEANING AND VALUE OF IMAGINATION IN KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ’S PHILOSOPHICAL FRAGMENTS I

Author(s): Aleksandar Milanković
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Институт друштвених наука
Keywords: impossible; possible; to imagine; to realize; to act
Summary/Abstract: In her book Philosophical Fragments I Ksenija Atanasijević provides an authentic view of the meaning and value of imagination. Her analysis of reality, of human position and potentialities in the world, leads her to the thesis that imagination is the crucial ability, which mediates between human potentiality and actual human reality. According to her conception, the link between imagination and action is far closer than it prima facie seems. That link reflects itself in the fact that, on the practical level, she was a very engaged social activist, fighting for women’s rights or pacifism, while on the theoretical level, she emphasized the value of imagination. In this paper, we consider her attitudes, contained in her conception of imagination. Then, we analyze possible objections and draw certain implications from her attitudes. In the end, we situate her conception of imagination in the context of contemporary philosophical, psychological and artistic interests.

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