Imagination differs from perception in conscious attitude, not object content

Evidence

Between the processes of sensory perception and those of understanding, the difference lies in the fact that, in the case of sensation, the objects that excite the sensory powers to activity, the seen, the heard, etc., are outside, … while what knowledge apprehends are the universals, and these are in a sense within the soul itself. That is why a man can think when he wants to, but his sensation does not depend on himself: a sensible object must be there. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 456 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Thought is self-initiated while sensation requires an external object — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 456; Mental imagery itself requires a nihilating withdrawal of consciousness; Imagination actively creates worlds rather than merely imitating an external reality — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living with…, 238

Broader Connections

• Thought is self-initiated while sensation requires an external object #contradicts (0.75) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 456