Imagination in Motion: Nature, Society, and the Practice of the Self in Montaigne
Keywords:
power of imagination, movement, metamorphosis, intersubjectivity, self-knowledge.
Abstract
The article explores Montaigne’s modulations and uses of imagination. ., stressing both the rooting of imagination in nature and its function in both the care of the self and in society. Montaigne suggests, through analogies and metaphors, that this resembles natural activities such as farming and copulation. He observes that imagination is power. It is a human dynamic function over which we have no control. It produces alterations in our body, thereby modifying our social relations. The imagination is, in fact, a faculty which puts us in touch with others. It is by means of imagination that beliefs spread until they become customs which take root in the fabric of society. Montaigne therefore envisages a form of selfcare capable of moderating the flow of fantasies.Downloads
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Published
2012-05-27
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Carbone R. (2012). Imagination in Motion: Nature, Society, and the Practice of the Self in Montaigne. Thélème. Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses, 27, 87-103. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_THEL.2012.v27.38925
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