Of the Power of the Imagination
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"Of the Power of the Imagination" is a philosophical essay by Michel de Montaigne that explores how imagination influences human perception, emotion, and bodily experience.
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| Of the Power of the Imagination canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| author | Michel de Montaigne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| discusses |
examples of psychosomatic illness
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how imagination can affect physical health ⓘ how imagination can intensify fear and desire ⓘ how imagination shapes belief ⓘ stories illustrating the force of imagination ⓘ |
| genre |
Renaissance philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
early modern philosophy of mind
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later discussions of imagination in philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person reflection ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inCollectionBy | Michel de Montaigne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Skepticism
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Stoicism NERFINISHED ⓘ classical philosophy ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
influence of imagination on bodily experience
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influence of imagination on emotion ⓘ influence of imagination on perception ⓘ power of imagination ⓘ psychosomatic effects ⓘ relationship between mind and body ⓘ subjectivity of human experience ⓘ |
| movement | French Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anecdotal style
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exploration of subjective experience ⓘ linking imagination to bodily change ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Essays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
empirical observation
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skeptical ⓘ |
| philosophicalTopic |
epistemology
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human psychology ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ skepticism about sense perception ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| workIn | Essays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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