Susanne Langer
American philosopher (1895-1985) · United States · Academics · Died at 89
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Something wrong?Susanne Katherina Langer was an American philosopher, writer, and educator known for her theories on the influences of art on the mind. She was one of the earliest American women to achieve an academic career in philosophy.
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Charlotte Perkins GilmanBoth received Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
Marian AndersonBoth received Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
Alice PaulBoth received Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
Alice HamiltonBoth received Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
Clare Boothe LuceBoth received Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
Madeleine L'EngleBoth received Connecticut Women's Hall of FameAbout this person
Susanne Katherina Langer was an American philosopher, writer, and educator known for her theories on the influences of art on the mind. She was one of the earliest American women to achieve an academic career in philosophy. 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. In 1960, Langer was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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