Philosophy of the Imagination
Words: 3236 Pages: 11 3834Through particular modes of the imagination, an individual can respond to trials more effectively and ultimately reach success. In How We Hope, Adrienne Martin presents “active fantasies” as a way in which a person imagines a world where their hopeful outcome exists. While Martin describes both positive and negative forms of fantasizing, she does not speak at length about obstacles. If a person’s active fantasies consist only of “ideally [depicting] the positive future,” (Oettingen) they avoid the possibility of failure. […]