Laughter, Humor, and Comedy in Ancient Philosophy
Ancient philosophers considered question about laughter, humor, and comedy to be both philosophically interesting and important. They theorized about laughter and its causes, moralized about the appropriate uses of humor and what it is appropriate to laugh at, and wrote treaties on comedic composition. They were often merciless in ridiculing their opponents' positions, borrowing comedic devices and techniques from comic poetry and drama to do so.This volume is organized around three sets of questions that illuminate the philosophical concerns and corresponding range of answers found in ancient philosophy. The first set investigates the psycho…
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Weitere Autoren: Trivigno, Franco V. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-19-046055-6
- EAN: 9780190460556
- Produktnummer: 32202497
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 17'789 KB
Über den Autor
Franco V. Trivigno is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas at the University of Oslo. He is the co-editor (with Nancy Snow) of The Philosophy and Psychology of Character and Happiness (Routledge, 2014).Pierre Destrée is an Associate Research Professor at the FRS (Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique), and teaches ancient philosophy at the University of Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve). He has edited numerous volumes with Brill, Wiley-Blackwell, Peeters Publishers, and Cambridge University Press.
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