September 10, 2025ConstellationsOpen Access

Imagination in Critical Theory: Utopia, Ideology, Aesthetics

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This article demonstrates the ideological impact of imagination in critical theory, highlighting its utopian strength and aesthetic dimensions.

The article argues that imagination is foundational to utopian thought but is often diminished under certain social conditions.
Exploring Freud's influence shows that imagination may serve as a wish-fulfillment mechanism while facing ideological corruption.
The analysis draws on Kant’s conception of imagination as a mediator between understanding and sensibility, enhancing aesthetic liberation.
It concludes with a defense of the view that imagination possesses resilience, despite pressures from external realities.

Markus Gante (2025) studied this question.

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This article demonstrates the ideological impact of imagination in critical theory, highlighting its utopian strength and aesthetic dimensions.