*Can works of art actually give us knowledge about the world?*
Gordon Graham explores the intellectual foundations of aesthetic cognitivism, examining how cognitive science, epistemology, imagination, and even fiction can help explain art’s capacity to deepen human understanding.
0:00 The Origins of Aesthetic Cognitivism
1:32 Aesthetics, Epistemology, and Knowledge
1:57 Imagination as a Source of Knowledge
3:11 Learning From Fiction
3:51 Imagination and the Faculties of Mind
*Gordon Graham* is Professor of Philosophy and the Arts at Princeton Theological Seminary and an ordained Anglican priest. His academic interests include aesthetics, moral philosophy, philosophy of religion, and the Scottish philosophical tradition.
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