Mind
An Essay on Human Feeling
Published on 26. April 1974
Book
Paperback/Softback
412 pages
978-0-8018-1607-9 (ISBN)
Description
The second volume of Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling contains Part IV of the six parts which will eventually compose Susanne Langer's masterwork. It confronts the crucial issue of "The Great Shift" from animal to man.
Reviews / Votes
Langer has brought to light ideas of astonishing depth, exactness, power and reach... The emanations may well leave their trace on all of us. Washington Post A great and beautiful work of genius... A conceptual scheme of such radiance that no one who wishes to think deeply about mentality and behavior will be able to do without it. Chicago Daily News, reviewing the complete editionMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
675 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-1607-9 (9780801816079)
DOI
10.56021/9780801814280
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10/1988
Johns Hopkins University Press
€40.43
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03/1973
Johns Hopkins University Press
€58.38
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Person
Susanne Langer is professor emeritus of philosophy and currently research scholar at Connecticut College. She is the author of Philosophy in a New Key, Feeling and Form, and Philosophical Sketches.
Content
Ackowledgments, Volume II
List of Illustrations
Chapter 12. On Repertoire and Instinct
Chapter 13. Animal Acts and Ambients
Chapter 14. On Animal Values
Chapter 15. Interpretations
CHapter 16. The Specialization of Man
Chapter 17. Symbols and the Evolution of Mind
Chapter 18. Symbols and the Human World
Bibliography
Index
List of Illustrations
Chapter 12. On Repertoire and Instinct
Chapter 13. Animal Acts and Ambients
Chapter 14. On Animal Values
Chapter 15. Interpretations
CHapter 16. The Specialization of Man
Chapter 17. Symbols and the Evolution of Mind
Chapter 18. Symbols and the Human World
Bibliography
Index