Why Can't Philosophers Laugh? (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)

This book analyzes Western and Chinese philosophical texts to determine why laughter and the comic have not been a major part of philosophical discourse. Katrin Froese maintains that many philosophical accounts of laughter try to unearth laughter's purpose, thereby rendering it secondary to the intentional and purposive aspects of human nature that impel us to philosophize. Froese also considers texts that take laughter and the comic as starting points, attempting to philosophize out of laughter rather than merely trying to unearth reasons for laughter. The book proposes that continuously unraveling philosophical assumptions through the comic and laughter may be necessary to live well.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2017
Authors:	Katrin Froese
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	227
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-85552-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	3-319-85552-2
Barcode:	9783319855523

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