@article{ae4c8acd107347f9bb5e57bfaab62e1b,
title = "Imagination: A sine qua non of science",
abstract = "What role does the imagination play in scientific progress? After examining several studies in cognitive science, I argue that one thing the imagination does is help to increase scientific understanding, which is itselfindispensable for scientific progress. Then, I sketch a transcendental justification of the role of imagination in this process.",
keywords = "Imagination, Problem of coordination, Schema, Scientific progress, Thought experiments, Understanding",
author = "Stuart, {Michael T.}",
note = "Funding Information: I{\textquoteright}d like to thank Marco Buzzoni, James R. Brown, Yiftach Fehige, Catherine Elgin, Kenneth Westphal, Hans Radder, Martin Carrier, Nenad Mi{\v s}{\v c}evi{\'c}, Marcel Weber, Aaron Wright, Greg Lusk, Cory Lewis, Hans Radder, Tobias Rosefeldt, audiences at the Universities of Toronto, Macerata, Bielefeld, Konstanz, and Dubrovnik. This research was supported by an Ontario Graduate Research scholarship, the Germany/ Europe fund from the University of Toronto.",
year = "2017",
language = "English",
volume = "17",
pages = "9--32",
journal = "Croatian Journal of Philosophy",
issn = "1333-1108",
publisher = "Kruzak",
number = "49",
}