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Quote by Susanne Katherina Langer

“common sense is a very tricky instrument; it is as deceptive as it is indispensable.”

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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

“The power of magic has no known limits. A person knows, in a fair way, his own physical capacities, the weight of the blows he can deal, the furthest range of his arrows, the strength of his voice, the speed and endurance of his running; but the reaches of his mind are indefinite and, to his feeling, infinite.”

Knows Way Mind Persons Feelings Running Voice Deals Known Magic Limits Capacity Fairs Weight Infinite Blow Speed Range Endurance Arrows

Author:Susanne Katherina Langer

“Cinema is like dream.”

Dream Cinema Movie

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“Music is 'significant form,' and its significance is that of a symbol, a highly articulated, sensuous object, which by virtue of its dynamic structure can express the forms of vital experience which language is peculiarly unfit to convey. Feeling, life, motion and emotion constitute its import.”

Feelings Form Language Emotion Music Virtue Objects Music Is Structure Significant Symbols Significance Imports Sensuous

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“Music is our myth of the inner life.”

Music Music Is Myth Inner Life

Author:Susanne Katherina Langer

“Is it conceivable that mysticism is a mark of inadequate art?”

Art Mark Mysticism Inadequate

Author:Susanne Katherina Langer

Quote by Susanne Katherina Langer

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