The Philosophy of Susanne Langer: Embodied Meaning in Logic, Art and Feeling by

Description: The Philosophy of Susanne Langer by Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin This book is a comprehensive study of one of the most insightful and fertile but also most neglected philosophers of the twentieth century, Susanne Langer.Failure to recognise Langers seminal philosophical sources has led to frequent misinterpretations and misunderstandings of her unique philosophical thought. Beginning with an overview of Langers life and education, this study provides a much-needed explanation of how Langers thinking was shaped by four seminal sources: her mentors Henry Sheffer and Alfred North Whitehead and the European philosophers Ernst Cassirer and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Langers ability to unite seemingly disparate fields such logic, art, and embodied cognition around the notion of symbolic form, places aesthetics not at the margins of philosophy but at its very centre. By locating Langers work in the broader context of major developments in twentieth-century European and American philosophy, Dengerink Chaplin shows how she was often ahead of her time.Shedding new light on Langer as an American philosopher whose innovative thought crosses the customary boundaries between analytic and continental philosophy, this book confirms why she continues to have relevance today. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin is a Visiting Research Fellow at Kings College London, UK. Table of Contents IntroductionPART I: CONTOURS1. Life and Work2. European Philosophy in America3. Philosophy and WomenPART II: SOURCES4. Henry M. Sheffer: Logical Form5. Ernst Cassirer: Symbolic Form6. Alfred N. Whitehead: Organic Form7. Ludwig Wittgenstein: Expressive FormPART III: CONTRIBUTIONS8. The Logic of Signs and Symbols9. Art as the Form of Feeling10. Mind as Embodied MeaningConclusionBibliographyIndex Review It is an impeccably edited, well-crafted, well-documented book, and a true treasure trove for those interested in this subject. ... lets be grateful for what we have—a splendid work. * Philosophia Reformata *Through meticulous research, astute analysis, and insightful interpretation, Dengerink Chaplin shows how Langer combined ideas from Wittgenstein, Whitehead, and Cassirer into an ambitious and original philosophy of art and mind. Often ignored or misunderstood, Langer was an important thinker ahead of her time. Her work deserves to be revisited; this path-breaking book tells us why. * Lambert Zuidervaart,Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, Institute for Christian Studies and University of Toronto, Canada. *Early in my career as a philosopher of art I dipped into Susanne Langers writings on art. I thought I understood them. Reading Adrienne Dengerink Chaplins book on Langer has shown me that I understood very little. The depth, the subtlety, passed me by. And of the extraordinary breadth of her philosophy in general, I knew nothing. What an eye-opener this deeply researched book has been for me -- and will be for many others. This is a Langer we knew not! * Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology, Yale University, USA *No matter how novel a new philosophical framework is or appears to be, it has antecedents and roots that influence and nourish it and without which it would not be possible to understand it. With this as her guiding thread, Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin has produced an insightful and indispensable account of the genesis and structure of Susanne Langers lifelong researches on the symbolic processes and structures that create the meanings we live by. * Robert E. Innis, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA *It would be impossible to imagine a better introduction to Langer for contemporary audiences. Dengerink Chaplin has engaged the entirety of Langers philosophical corpus, situated in its historical context, and shown in depth and detail the salience of her project to contemporary questions and concerns. Anyone interested in language, consciousness, mind, art and symbolism in all of its forms would profit immensely from reading this work. * Vincent Colapietro, Adjunct Professor of the Humanities, University of Rhode Island, USA *This is the book on Langer that the scholarly community has been waiting for: a go-to reference for all the main aspects of her thought, her original ideas along with her complex relations with the top intellectuals of her day. One can read this volume as an introduction to philosophy in the 20th century, how it changed, grew, and in some ways declined. * Randall Auxier, Professor of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA * Promotional The first comprehensive account of Langers philosophy of art, feeling and embodied meaning in the context of major developments in twentieth century European and American philosophy. Review Quote "Through meticulous research, astute analysis, and insightful interpretation, Dengerink Chaplin shows how Langer combined ideas from Wittgenstein, Whitehead, and Cassirer into an ambitious and original philosophy of art and mind. Often ignored or misunderstood, Langer was an important thinker ahead of her time. Her work deserves to be revisited; this path-breaking book tells us why." -- Lambert Zuidervaart,Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, Institute for Christian Studies and University of Toronto, Canada. "Early in my career as a philosopher of art I dipped into Susanne Langers writings on art. I thought I understood them. Reading Adrienne Dengerink Chaplins book on Langer has shown me that I understood very little. The depth, the subtlety, passed me by. And of the extraordinary breadth of her philosophy in general, I knew nothing. What an eye-opener this deeply researched book has been for me -- and will be for many others. This is a Langer we knew not!" -- Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology, Yale University, USA "No matter how novel a new philosophical framework is or appears to be, it has antecedents and roots that influence and nourish it and without which it would not be possible to understand it. With this as her guiding thread, Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin has produced an insightful and indispensable account of the genesis and structure of Susanne Langers lifelong researches on the symbolic processes and structures that create the meanings we live by." -- Robert E. Innis, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA "It would be impossible to imagine a better introduction to Langer for contemporary audiences. Dengerink Chaplin has engaged the entirety of Langers philosophical corpus, situated in its historical context, and shown in depth and detail the salience of her project to contemporary questions and concerns. Anyone interested in language, consciousness, mind, art and symbolism in all of its forms would profit immensely from reading this work." -- Vincent Colapietro, Adjunct Professor of the Humanities, University of Rhode Island, USA "This is the book on Langer that the scholarly community has been waiting for: a go-to reference for all the main aspects of her thought, her original ideas along with her complex relations with the top intellectuals of her day. One can read this volume as an introduction to philosophy in the 20th century, how it changed, grew, and in some ways declined." -- Randall Auxier, Professor of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA Promotional "Headline" The first comprehensive account of Langers philosophy of art, feeling and embodied meaning in the context of major developments in twentieth century European and American philosophy. Feature The first analysis of the main sources that shaped Langers conceptual framework and terminology Details ISBN1350254037 Short Title The Philosophy of Susanne Langer Pages 400 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1350254037 ISBN-13 9781350254039 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-04-22 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Subtitle Embodied Meaning in Logic, Art and Feeling DEWEY 191 UK Release Date 2021-04-22 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2021-04-22 Author Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2021-04-21 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131626924;

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