{"product_id":"susanne-langer-in-focus-9780253220530","title":"Susanne Langer in Focus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusanne Langer (1895-1985) was one of American philosophy's most distinctive thinkers. This book shows how Langer's thought spans the sciences, aesthetics, psychology, religion, education, and music, and where it touches on concerns that were brought forward by American pragmatists, such as John Dewey and William James.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is based on wide and deep erudition, written in an accessible, engaging, and eloquent manner.\" —Vincent Colapietro, The Pennsylvania State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Robert Innis has performed an immensely valuable service for scholars in the fields of American philosophy, aesthetics, and semiotics. Not only does his comprehensive view of Susanne K. Langer’s opus show us its development, but this is the only book in English devoted solely to Langer.\" —The Pluralist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eBiographical Note\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations and Langer Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Links, Themes, and Intersections\u003cbr\u003e1. The Roots of Langer's Philosophical Project: On the \"Logic\" of Meaning\u003cbr\u003e2. Symbolic Transformation: Philosophy's New Key\u003cbr\u003e3. Meaning after Language: Ritual, Myth, and Art\u003cbr\u003e4. Framing the Art Symbol: Forms of Feeling\u003cbr\u003e5. Art Forms: The Logic of Primary Illusions\u003cbr\u003e6. The Mind of Feeling\u003cbr\u003e7. From Acts to Symbolization\u003cbr\u003e8. The Symbolic Animal\u003cbr\u003e9. Placing Langer's Philosophical Project\u003cbr\u003eList of References\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400659181911,"sku":"9780253220530","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253220530.jpg?v=1730471228","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/susanne-langer-in-focus-9780253220530","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}