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In the second chapter, some historical cases are presented, illustrating the role of imaginative processes in the development of scientific and philosophical ideas. A first exploration of the features of imaginative work is discussed. Then, the idea of imaginative work is proposed as one of the starting points for the process of investigation.
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Tateo, L. (2020). A Glance on the Imaginative Processes. In: A Theory of Imagining, Knowing, and Understanding. SpringerBriefs in Psychology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38025-0_2
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