Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer

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Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer was an American philosopher best known for her influential work on the philosophy of art, symbolism, and the nature of human understanding.

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instanceOf American philosopher
aesthetician
philosopher
woman philosopher
academicDegree PhD in philosophy
birthName Susanne Katherina Knauth
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1895-12-20
dateOfDeath 1985-07-17
doctoralAdvisor Alfred North Whitehead
educatedAt Harvard University
Radcliffe College
employer Columbia University
Connecticut College
Radcliffe College
University of Delaware
familyName Langer
fieldOfWork aesthetics
philosophy
philosophy of art
philosophy of mind
symbolic logic
fullName Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer
givenName Susanne
linked to: Suzanne
influenced Arthur Danto
Martha Nussbaum
Nelson Goodman
influencedBy Alfred North Whitehead
Charles Sanders Peirce
Ernst Cassirer
Ludwig Wittgenstein
knownFor book "Feeling and Form"
book "Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling"
book "Philosophy in a New Key"
philosophy of art
theory of symbolism
work on the nature of human understanding
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainInterest art and aesthetics
logic and language
symbolism
movement American pragmatism (influenced by)
analytic philosophy
nationality American
notableWork "Feeling and Form: A Theory of Art"
"Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling"
"Philosophy in a New Key: A Study in the Symbolism of Reason, Rite, and Art"
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath Old Lyme, Connecticut

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