"A stimulating history of how the imagination interacted with its sibling psychological faculties—emotion, perception and reason—to shape the
history of human mental life."—The
Wall Street Journal To imagine—to see what is not there—is the startling ability that has fueled human development and innovation through the centuries. As a species we stand alone in our remarkable capacity to refashion the world after the picture in our minds.
Traversing the realms of science, politics, religion, cult...