形象思维的本质及其在公安教育中的重要作用

形象思维是人类基本思维之一，但长期以来都缺乏深入的研究。本文旨在从较深的层次去分析形象思维的本质，从而说明它在创造性思维和创新能力中的重要作用。目前我国的公安高等教育重视抽象思维而忽视形象思维，这不利于学生创造性思维和创新能力的培养。本文举例说明了形象思维在公安高等教育中的重要作用，并指出培养形象思维的途径。

The Nature of Image Thinking and Its Important Role in Police Education

Image thinkings, as one of the thinking of the human being, hasn' t been thoroughly studied for long. The article aims to analyze thoroughly the nature of image thinking so as to point out the important role it plays in creativ- ity thinking and ability to bring forth new ideas. At present, our police higher education pays attention to abstract think- ing hut not image thinking, which doesn't help develop the students' creativity thinking and some examples are sited to illustrate the vital role of image thinking in police higher education, ways of developing image thinking are also pointed out.