Philosophy in a New Key: A Study in the Symbolism of Reason, Rite, and Art

By Susanne K. Langer.

Philosophy in a New Key: A Study in the Symbolism of Reason, Rite, and Art

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Modern theories of meaning usually culminate in a critique of science. This book presents a study of human intelligence beginning with a semantic theory and leading into a critique of music.By implication it sets up a theory of all the arts; the transference of its basic concepts to other arts than music is not developed, but it is sketched, mainly in the chapter on artistic import. Thoughtful readers of the original edition discovered these far-reaching ideas quickly enough as the career of the book shows: it is as applicable to literature, art and music as to the field of philosophy itsel...

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0674665031, 9780674665033

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