Constitutional Imagination Between the Force of Images and the Power of Names

Abstract

Abstract Irrespective of the growing awareness of the importance of imagination, those interested in imagination as an activity are bound to be disappointed by the lack of the actionable advice on how to actually engage in the activity of imagining in a more conscious and, hopefully productive manner. While I am still convinced that the study of constitutional imagination won’t get very far without a more systematic and comprehensive speculation on the features of imagination in action, in the time that has passed since the publication of my book I also came to realize that such an endevour, must take into account the aspects of constitutional imagination which are specific both to the forms that mediate it, as well as to the formats and formulations, on which constitutional scholars rely on in communicating the content of their mental images. With this in mind, I approach the highly stimulating comments of my four colleagues below.