Add the "Quote of the Day" to Your Site or Blog Now!

Home - Quote Topics - Quotes of the Day - Quote Keywords - Author Types - Quotation Trivia

Authors:    A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

Susanne Langer Quotes

A signal is comprehended if it serves to make us notice the object or situation it bespeaks. A symbol is understood when we conceive the idea it presents.
Susanne Langer

Vote on this Quote:

Bad <---> Good
Author Details:
Type:
Philosopher Quotes
Category:
American Philosopher Quotes
Date of Birth:
December 20, 1895
Date of Death:
July 17, 1985
Nationality:
American
Amazon:
Susanne Langer on Amazon

Related Authors:
Deepak Chopra
John Dewey
George Santayana
William James
Mortimer Adler
Robert M. Pirsig
Judith Butler
Allan Bloom
Andrew Bernstein

Quote Keywords:

Bespeaks, Comprehended, Conceive, Idea, Make, Notice, Object, Presents, Serves, Signal, Situation, Symbol, Understood, Us
Dictionary Links:

Comprehended, Conceive, Idea, Make, Notice, Object, Signal, Situation, Symbol, Understood, Us
All Susanne Langer Quotations:
A signal is comprehended if it...
Art is the objectification of feeling...
If we would have new knowledge...
 

Quotes   Bookmark and Share     Copyright 2009 BrainyMedia.com