Art is the creation of forms symbolic of human feeling. - Susanne Langer

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Art is the creation of forms symbolic of human feeling.

Susanne Langer

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About Susanne Langer

Susanne Katherina Langer (20 December 1895 – 17 July 1985) was an American philosopher of art, remembered for her 1942 book Philosophy in a New Key.

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Alternative Names: Susanne Knauth • Susanne K. Langer • Susanne K. née Knauth • Susanne Katherina Langer • Susanne Katherina née Knauth • Susanne K. nee Knauth • Susanne Katherina nee Knauth

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Philosophizing is a process of making sense out of experience, rather than adding to experience itself, as factual learning and experimental investigation do.

Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature.

The seeds of civilization are in every culture, but it is city life that brings them to fruition.

Art is the creation of forms symbolic of human feeling. - Susanne Langer

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