Susanne Langer

In this essay I will address what Suzanne Langer has to say about the measure of ideas, the symbol of feeling, and semblance. She claims that aesthetic experiences are ones that satisfy our primitive needs. We can find her discussion of the topic in chapter 3 of her book Feeling and Form. The first part of the book I’d like to focus on is chapter 3, or the symbol of feeling. Suzanne starts off by saying: “... ‘expression of the idea’ is ‘expression’ in still a different sense and, indeed, a radically different one. In all the contexts mentioned above, the artwork functioned as a sign. (Langer Pg. 26)” What Langer is trying to say, is that artwork is not meant to be used as a sign. As in sign we mean, something that pointed to fact, or what…

Just so we know before the story starts the author clearly states that Marley dead, dead, dead, dead. This is about Scrooge, who is a phenomenally sorrowful, dismal, person that is extremely oblivious to multiple of people in cruel, bitter ways. He absolutely despises all objects and feelings that include happiness and generosity, especially Christmas, accordingly the text states that people try to sing Christmas carols, but he made them leave. Two gentlemen from a local charity visited Scrooge…

The Queen of Katwe is a film based on a woman who lives in a poor area of her home town. She is drawn to the game of chest and soon learns how to play. This woman grows to be intelligent in the game of chest and finds herself competing in championships. Throughout the movie it shows color, culture and a theme to give a visual of her feelings. Isn’t that art? To express feelings through a series of colors, cultures and stories? Susanne Langer stated that art is the epitome of human life, the…

Unit 4 Responses: "Captive," Langer, Pinker, Roberts Captive: There are several conclusions that can be drawn from the allegory story. It could stand as a warning that we should avoid dark, moist caves and spend more time in a sunny environment with fresh air. This could also be just another artful story. It goes without saying that the story includes events that symbolize a deeper significance. Taking a look at the author’s history as a philosopher, I can see that there are many levels by…

glorifying words of a mighty human history that the men and Grendel had begun to believe under the influence of the poems, there is no truth. The poetry is a facade, and Grendel knows it— the ultimate skeptic of humankind. Interestingly, Grendel’s own words become poetic (“He stares strange-eyed at the mindless world and turns dry sticks to gold” (49)) and he realizes that all of his own thoughts are “spinning a web of words, pale walls of dreams” (8). While he consciously wages a war on the…