Humor and the Good Life in Modern Philosophy: Shaftesbury, Hamann, Kierkegaard

Albany: State University of New York Press (2014)
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_An exploration of philosophical and religious ideas about humor in modern philosophy and their secular implications._.

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BD435.A58 2014

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1438449364   9781438449371   9781438449364   1438449372   9781438449388

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10.1515/9781438449388

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Introduction.  (pages 1-9)
Shaftesbury.  (pages 11-88)
Hamann—Humor and Irony as Categories of Understanding.  (pages 89-99)
Kierkegaard.  (pages 101-208)
Humor and the Good Life.  (pages 209-286)
Bibliography.  (pages 333-335)
References.  (pages 337-372)
Index.  (pages 373-393)

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