Imagination, Creativity, Intelligence

Rio de Janeiro, December 9-13, 2024

In Memory of Newton da Costa (1929-2024)

Imagination and creativity often go together, but are they the same? If imagination is based on images, do we need it to create a melody?   

There is a traditional opposition between art and science, in particular as academic fields. It seems important to overcome this dichotomy, considering that art can be developed using science and technology (in particular artificial intelligence) and that science is creative and uses images extensively.   

Human beings have been characterized since antiquity as logical (rational) animals. Their reasoning ability allows them to understand the world and transform it. Their intelligence makes things intelligible. To what extent does intelligence depend on imagination and how creative is it?

This interdisciplinary event addresses all these questions.

Call for Papers

https://sites.google.com/view/ici-rio-2024/cfp?authuser=0

Talks related to all aspects of the interaction between imagination, creativitiy and intelligence are welcome. In particular, those answering the following questions: 

Send a one-page abstract to ici-rio2024@protonmail.com by October 9, 2024.  

• Are imagination, creativity and intelligence specific features of human beings?

• What is the interaction between imagination, creativity and intelligence?

• Is artificial intelligence creative?

• Does intelligence need imagination?

• Is creativity based on imagination?

• How to symbolize intelligence?

• How to use art in an intelligent way in science?

• Why not use images in philosophy? 

• Do we need to be creative to understand?