“It is significant that people who refuse to tell their children fairytales do not fear that the children will believe in princes and princesses, but that they will believe in witches and bogeys.”
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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