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> [“The reaction on the part of the apes, limited as it was to about one subject in every three or four, has just that character of being common, yet individual, that belongs to aesthetic experiences. Some are sensitive to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susanne-k-langer/the-reaction-on-the-part-of-the-apes-limited-as-it-was-to-about-one/)

Susanne K. Langer

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## More by Susanne K. Langer

> [“The reaction on the part of the apes, limited as it was to about one subject in every three or four, has just that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susanne-k-langer/the-reaction-on-the-part-of-the-apes-limited-as-it-was-to-about-one/)

Susanne K. Langer

> [“To trace the development of mind from earliest times...requires...not a categorical concept, but a functional one… The most promising operational principle for this purpose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susanne-k-langer/to-trace-the-development-of-mind-from-earliest-times-requires-not-a/)

Susanne K. Langer

> [ “The assignment of meanings \[in music\] is a shifting, kaleidoscopic play, probably below the threshold of consciousness, certainly outside the pale of discursive thinking.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susanne-k-langer/the-assignment-of-meanings-in-music-is-a-shifting-kaleidoscopic-play/)

Susanne K. Langer

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