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Laughter, Humor, and Comedy in Ancient Philosophy
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Pierre Destrée
Categories: Humor
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher:

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Ancient philosophers were very interested in questions about laughter, humor and comedy. They theorized about laughter and its causes, moralized about the appro
Isn’t that Clever
Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: Steven Gimbel
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-06-26 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Isn’t That Clever provides a new account of the nature of humor – the cleverness account – according to which humor is intentional conspicuous acts of pla
Philosophy & Comedy
Language: en
Pages: 504
Authors: Bernard Freydberg
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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Reveals comedy's contributions to the philosophical enterprise
Philosophy, Humor, and the Human Condition
Language: en
Pages: 314
Authors: Lydia Amir
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-12-19 - Publisher: Springer Nature

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This book presents an original worldview, Homo risibilis, wherein self-referential humor is proposed as the path leading from a tragic view of life to a liberat
Born Standing Up
Language: en
Pages: 198
Authors: Steve Martin
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-09-04 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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Steve Martin has been an international star for over thirty years. Here, for the first time, he looks back to the beginning of his career and charmingly evokes
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