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    PREMIUM-Episode 57: Henri Bergson on Humor

    PREMIUM-Episode 57: Henri Bergson on Humor

    FromThe Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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    PREMIUM-Episode 57: Henri Bergson on Humor

    FromThe Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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    Length:
    32 minutes
    Released:
    May 31, 2012
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    On Bergson's Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic (1900). What is humor? Bergson says that, fundamentally, we laugh as a form of social corrective when others are slow to adapt to society's demands. Other types of humor are derivative from this. With guest Jennifer Dziura. Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.
    Released:
    May 31, 2012
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    The Partially Examined Life is a philosophy podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com.