Susanne Langer | |
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Born | Susanne Katerina Knauth December 20, 1895 New York City, U.S. |
Died | July 17, 1985 Old Lyme, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 89)
Education | Radcliffe College (BA, PhD) |
Spouse | |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Process philosophy |
Doctoral advisor | Alfred North Whitehead |
Main interests | Philosophy of mind, aesthetics |
Notable ideas | Distinction between discursive and presentational symbols |
Susanne Katherina Langer (/ˈlæŋər/; née Knauth; December 20, 1895 – July 17, 1985) was an American philosopher, writer, and educator known for her theories on the influences of art on the mind.[5] She was one of the earliest American women to achieve an academic career in philosophy and the first woman to be professionally recognized as an American philosopher[citation needed]. Langer is best remembered for her 1942 book Philosophy in a New Key, which was followed by a sequel, Feeling and Form: A Theory of Art, in 1953.[6] In 1960, Langer was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[7]