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“The first impression of a work of art is its otherness from reality.”

Quote by Susanne Katherina Langer

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Susanne Katherina Langer

Susanne Katherina Langer was an American philosopher of German birth, renowned for her work in aesthetics, semiotics, cognitive psychology, and philosophical anthropology. Her contributions have had a profound impact on 20th-century philosophy. more

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