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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Gordon, Mordechai
Titre(s) : Humor, laughter and human flourishing [Texte électronique] : a philosophical exploration of the laughing animal / Mordechai Gordon
Publication : Cham : Springer, cop. 2014
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (1 texte électronique (xiii, 100 pages))
Collection : SpringerBriefs in education
Note(s) : Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 8 novembre 2013). - Comprend des références bibliographiques
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
Sujet(s) : Humour en éducation
Indice(s) Dewey :
370.1 (23e éd.) = Éducation - Philosophie et théorie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783319008349
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb446744713
Notice n° :
FRBNF44674471
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