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Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The Laughing Philosopher
Author: Laughter, Humor, and Comedy in Ancient Philosophy
Author: Pierre DestréePublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0190460547
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
"Ancient philosophers were very interested in the themes of laughter, humor and comedy. 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. Further, they were often merciless in ridiculing their opponents' positions, often borrowing comedic devices and techniques from comic poetry and drama to do so. The volume is organized around three themes that were important for ancient philosophers: the psychology of laughter, the ethical and social norms governing laughter and humor. and the philosophical uses of humor and comedic technique"--
The laughing philosopher
Author: Laughing philosopherMathematics without Apologies
Author: Michael HarrisPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691175837
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
An insightful reflection on the mathematical soul What do pure mathematicians do, and why do they do it? Looking beyond the conventional answers—for the sake of truth, beauty, and practical applications—this book offers an eclectic panorama of the lives and values and hopes and fears of mathematicians in the twenty-first century, assembling material from a startlingly diverse assortment of scholarly, journalistic, and pop culture sources. Drawing on his personal experiences and obsessions as well as the thoughts and opinions of mathematicians from Archimedes and Omar Khayyám to such contemporary giants as Alexander Grothendieck and Robert Langlands, Michael Harris reveals the charisma and romance of mathematics as well as its darker side. In this portrait of mathematics as a community united around a set of common intellectual, ethical, and existential challenges, he touches on a wide variety of questions, such as: Are mathematicians to blame for the 2008 financial crisis? How can we talk about the ideas we were born too soon to understand? And how should you react if you are asked to explain number theory at a dinner party? Disarmingly candid, relentlessly intelligent, and richly entertaining, Mathematics without Apologies takes readers on an unapologetic guided tour of the mathematical life, from the philosophy and sociology of mathematics to its reflections in film and popular music, with detours through the mathematical and mystical traditions of Russia, India, medieval Islam, the Bronx, and beyond.
The Laughing Philosopher; Or, Fun, Humour and Wit
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Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Laughing Philosopher. [A collection of miscellaneous papers numbered 1-39.].
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Author: The Laughing Philosopher
Author: The Laughing Philosopher
Author: Charles Robert ForresterPublisher:
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Category : English wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Laughing Philosopher: Or, an Exact Description of the Present Times
Author: Robert BurtonPublisher:
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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