Humor, laughter and human flourishing: a philosophical exploration of the laughing animal
This book is a philosophical investigation of the significance of humor and laughter, examining its relation to other human phenomena including truth, nihilism, dreams, friendship, intimacy, aesthetic experience, self-transcendence and education. The author addresses the relative neglect of humor an...
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| Zusammenfassung: | This book is a philosophical investigation of the significance of humor and laughter, examining its relation to other human phenomena including truth, nihilism, dreams, friendship, intimacy, aesthetic experience, self-transcendence and education. The author addresses the relative neglect of humor and laughter among philosophers of education with this volume, where the focus is on the significance of humor and laughter for human flourishing. Central questions are threaded through this work: What does the study of humor and laughter bring to philosophy and specifically to philosophy of education? How is humorist thinking different from other modes of human knowing? What might happen if we were to respond to the absurdity of human existence with humor and laughter? What insights can be learned from a philosophical investigation of humor in relationship to other human phenomena such as dreams, friendship, intimacy, aesthetic experience and self-transcendence? And, finally, how can humor and laughter enhance human existence and flourishing? The author presents groundbreaking insights into what can be gained from a study of humor and laughter about human existence in general and flourishing in particular. This work will be of interest to philosophers, especially philosophers of education, as well as to teachers and educators. Its unique blend of philosophical investigation and humorous discourse is both a rigorous and accessible analysis of humor. |
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ABSTRACT / INHALTSTEXT
THIS BOOK IS A PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMOR
AND LAUGHTER, EXAMINING ITS RELATION TO OTHER HUMAN PHENOMENA INCLUDING
TRUTH, NIHILISM, DREAMS, FRIENDSHIP, INTIMACY, AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE,
SELF-TRANSCENDENCE AND EDUCATION. THE AUTHOR ADDRESSES THE RELATIVE
NEGLECT OF HUMOR AND LAUGHTER AMONG PHILOSOPHERS OF EDUCATION WITH THIS
VOLUME, WHERE THE FOCUS IS ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMOR AND LAUGHTER FOR
HUMAN FLOURISHING. CENTRAL QUESTIONS ARE THREADED THROUGH THIS WORK:
WHAT DOES THE STUDY OF HUMOR AND LAUGHTER BRING TO PHILOSOPHY AND
SPECIFICALLY TO PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION? HOW IS HUMORIST THINKING
DIFFERENT FROM OTHER MODES OF HUMAN KNOWING? WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF WE
WERE TO RESPOND TO THE ABSURDITY OF HUMAN EXISTENCE WITH HUMOR AND
LAUGHTER? WHAT INSIGHTS CAN BE LEARNED FROM A PHILOSOPHICAL
INVESTIGATION OF HUMOR IN RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER HUMAN PHENOMENA SUCH AS
DREAMS, FRIENDSHIP, INTIMACY, AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE AND
SELF-TRANSCENDENCE? AND, FINALLY, HOW CAN HUMOR AND LAUGHTER ENHANCE
HUMAN EXISTENCE AND FLOURISHING? THE AUTHOR PRESENTS GROUNDBREAKING
INSIGHTS INTO WHAT CAN BE GAINED FROM A STUDY OF HUMOR AND LAUGHTER
ABOUT HUMAN EXISTENCE IN GENERAL AND FLOURISHING IN PARTICULAR. THIS
WORK WILL BE OF INTEREST TO PHILOSOPHERS, ESPECIALLY PHILOSOPHERS OF
EDUCATION, AS WELL AS TO TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS. ITS UNIQUE BLEND OF
PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATION AND HUMOROUS DISCOURSE IS BOTH A RIGOROUS
AND ACCESSIBLE ANALYSIS OF HUMOR
DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL ERZEUGT.
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