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Humor and the good life in modern philosophy : Shaftesbury, Hamann, Kierkegaard / Lydia B. Amir.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Amir, Lydia, 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Life.
- Wit and humor.
- Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1671-1713.
- Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper.
- Hamann, Johann Georg, 1730-1788.
- Hamann, Johann Georg.
- Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.
- Kierkegaard, Søren.
- Physical Description:
- x, 393 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, NY : SUNY Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- "An exploration of philosophical and religious ideas about humor in modern philosophy and their secular implications"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Shaftesbury: Ridicule as the Test of Truth 11
- The Good Life 18
- The Comic 29
- Ridicule 40
- Humor and Wit 53
- Concluding Remarks: Humor, Good Humor, Ridicule, and the Shaftesburean Good Life 69
- Intermezzo
- Hamann: Humor and Irony as Categories of Understanding 89
- The Good Life 91
- Humor and Irony 94
- Chapter 2 Kierkegaard: Humor as Philosophy at its Best 101
- The Good Life 109
- The Comic 127
- Irony 151
- Humor 162
- Concluding Remarks: The Comic, Humor, and the Kierkegaardian Good Life 181
- Chapter 3 Humor and the Good Life 209
- The Comic and the Tragic 220
- Humor 242
- Ridicule 261
- The Good Life 275.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781438449371
- 1438449372
- OCLC:
- 828264973
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