Philosophy in a New Key

By D. Parker, S. K. Langer. 1941

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Energizing through Visuals: How Social Entrepreneurs Use Emotion-Symbolic Work for Social Change (2019, unknown): “Visual symbols are often used metaphorically, communicating quickly in a gestalt (Langer, 1951), and in a way that elicits visceral, embodied, and emotional responses (Meyer et al.”
Does music induce emotion? A theoretical and methodological analysis. (2008, background): “…writing on M-E by aestheticians and musicologists, with notable contributions by Avison (1752/2003), Hanslick (1854/1957), Gurney (1880/1966), Langer (1942) and Meyer (1956), whose ideas are very much alive in the contemporary thought of philosophers of music, such as Davies (1994, 2001);…”
From everyday emotions to aesthetic emotions: towards a unified theory of musical emotions. (2013, background): “In fact, apart from Meyer’s (1956) and Berlyne’s (1971) books, most theories focus on the expressive properties of music that enable listeners to perceive emotions in music (Clynes, 1977; Cooke, 1959; Juslin, 2001; Langer, 1957).”
Philosophical perspectives on music's expressiveness (2001, background): “Moreover, to suggest that music symbolises the "general form of emotions" (Langer, 1942), not particular kinds or their instances, enfeebles the account.”