Philosophy of Mind and ImaginationAmerican
Imagination is a voluntary simulation system that utilizes perceptual, affective, and conceptual elements.
Stephen T. Asma is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago. He works in the areas of philosophy of mind, imagination, emotion, religion, science, and culture, and is a co-founder of the "Mind, Science, and Culture" research group at the same university. His work is known for connecting philosophy with cognitive science, evolutionary biology, art, religion, and popular culture.