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In a work of art, however modest, the peculiar character of life is always reflected in the fact that it has no parts which keep their qualitative id… - Susanne Langer
" "In a work of art, however modest, the peculiar character of life is always reflected in the fact that it has no parts which keep their qualitative identity in isolation. In the simplest design, the virtual constituents are indivisible, and inalienable from the whole.
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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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Susanne Knauth
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Susanne K. Langer
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Susanne K. née Knauth
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Susanne Katherina Langer
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Susanne Katherina née Knauth
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Susanne K. nee Knauth
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Susanne Katherina nee Knauth
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