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  • 1Department of Philosophy, Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC), University of Amsterdam, Oude Turfmarkt 141-147, 1012 GC Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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This study formalizes the logic of imagination, defining its aboutness as what it concerns. It extends aboutness theory to intentional states using modal semantics and mereology for content analysis.

Keywords:
AboutnessContent-preserving entailmentIntentionalityLogic of imagination

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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Formal Semantics
  • Logic

Background:

  • Aboutness theory traditionally focuses on linguistic representations.
  • Extending aboutness to intentional states like imagination is a significant challenge.
  • Chalmers' concept of positive conceivability offers a framework for understanding imagination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a formal theory for the logic and aboutness of imagination.
  • To extend the notion of aboutness beyond linguistic representations to intentional states.
  • To provide a unified framework for analyzing imagination's logical structure and content.

Main Methods:

  • Formalizing imagination using modal semantics.
  • Employing a mereology of contents to represent imaginative states.
  • Defining imagination operators as variably strict quantifiers over worlds.
  • Incorporating a content-preservation constraint within the modal framework.

Main Results:

  • A formal theory integrating modal semantics and mereology for imagination.
  • A precise definition of imagination's aboutness in terms of verifying situations.
  • Demonstration of how content is preserved in imaginative states.
  • A novel approach to understanding intentional states through logical formalization.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed framework offers a robust account of imagination's logic and aboutness.
  • This theory extends the application of aboutness to non-linguistic intentional states.
  • The integration of modal semantics and mereology provides new insights into cognitive states.