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The morality of laughter / F.H. Buckley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Buckley, F. H. (Francis H.), 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Laughter--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Laughter.
- Comic, The--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Comic, The.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 240 pages)
- Edition:
- First paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2005, c2003.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- In this scholarly yet entertaining treatment on a human reaction we often take for granted, the author offers a profound argument: that laughter compels us to answer the question: "How should I live?"
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The positive thesis
- part 2. The normative thesis
- part 3. The experience of laughter.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-233) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472068180
- 0472098187
- 0472068180
- 9780472022724
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.12004
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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