Feeling and Form
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"Feeling and Form" is a major philosophical work by Susanne Langer that explores the nature of art and symbolism, arguing that artistic forms express human feeling in a uniquely non-discursive way.
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| Feeling and Form canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feeling and Form Context triple: [Susanne Langer, notableWork, Feeling and Form]
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A.
Contrast of Forms
Contrast of Forms is an early abstract painting by Fernand Léger that explores dynamic geometric shapes and bold color contrasts, marking a key step toward his distinctive modernist style.
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B.
Soul and Form
Soul and Form is a collection of early philosophical and literary essays by György Lukács that explores the nature of form, subjectivity, and the meaning of life in modern culture.
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C.
The Connection of the Senses
The Connection of the Senses is a philosophical work by P. F. Strawson that explores how different sensory modalities contribute to our unified experience of the world.
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D.
The Sense of Beauty
The Sense of Beauty is a 1896 philosophical work by George Santayana that explores the nature, origins, and experience of aesthetic judgment and artistic appreciation.
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E.
On the Senses
On the Senses is an ancient philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the nature and functioning of human perception and the five senses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feeling and Form Target entity description: "Feeling and Form" is a major philosophical work by Susanne Langer that explores the nature of art and symbolism, arguing that artistic forms express human feeling in a uniquely non-discursive way.
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A.
Contrast of Forms
Contrast of Forms is an early abstract painting by Fernand Léger that explores dynamic geometric shapes and bold color contrasts, marking a key step toward his distinctive modernist style.
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B.
Soul and Form
Soul and Form is a collection of early philosophical and literary essays by György Lukács that explores the nature of form, subjectivity, and the meaning of life in modern culture.
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C.
The Connection of the Senses
The Connection of the Senses is a philosophical work by P. F. Strawson that explores how different sensory modalities contribute to our unified experience of the world.
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D.
The Sense of Beauty
The Sense of Beauty is a 1896 philosophical work by George Santayana that explores the nature, origins, and experience of aesthetic judgment and artistic appreciation.
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E.
On the Senses
On the Senses is an ancient philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the nature and functioning of human perception and the five senses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| addresses |
distinction between discursive and non-discursive symbols
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nature of artistic meaning ⓘ relation between form and feeling ⓘ symbolic forms in different arts ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide a general theory of the arts
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show how artworks embody patterns of human experience ⓘ |
| author |
Susanne K. Langer
NERFINISHED
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Susanne Langer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
art articulates forms of feeling that cannot be expressed in language
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art uses presentational symbols rather than discursive symbols ⓘ artistic forms are symbolic expressions of human feeling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| follows | Philosophy in a New Key NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of dance
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analysis of drama ⓘ analysis of literature ⓘ analysis of music as a symbolic form ⓘ analysis of visual arts ⓘ theory of presentational symbolism ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century philosophy of art
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American aesthetics ⓘ Nelson Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alfred North Whitehead
NERFINISHED
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Ernst Cassirer NERFINISHED ⓘ symbolic logic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
aesthetic theory
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art ⓘ expression of feeling ⓘ non-discursive symbolism ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later theories of symbolism in art
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systematic cross-arts aesthetic theory ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
American philosophy
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analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| proposesConcept |
presentational symbolism
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virtual history in narrative arts ⓘ virtual power in dance ⓘ virtual space in visual art ⓘ virtual time in music ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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