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Sociology a New Key: Essays Social Theory and Aesthetics
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Sociology a New Key: Essays Social Theory and Aesthetics
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Sociology a New Key: Essays Social Theory and Aesthetics
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The book’s title
refers to a classic work by Susanne K. Langer, whose
argued for a reorientation of modern philosophical thought based on a thorough account of symbolism in general and of the arts in particular. In this way, the basic ideas and assumptions of the philosophical tradition are transposed to new understandings and perspectives. After all, it was Georg Simmel himself who claimed to have gained several of his general theoretical insights “via the detour of reflections on the essence of art.” The book will appeal to scholars and students of the sociology of the arts and music, and to anyone interested in the intersection of social theory and aesthetics.