Volume 1 A Philosophical Exploration of the Humanities and Social Sciences

Giorgio Baruchello; Ársæll Már Arnarsson

Published by De Gruyter 2022

Volume 1 A Philosophical Exploration of the Humanities and Social Sciences

Giorgio Baruchello and Ársæll Már Arnarsson

Part of the multi-volume work Humour and Cruelty

Volume 1 in the series De Gruyter Studies in Philosophy of Humor

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110759839

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About this book

Humor has been praised by philosophers and poets as a balm to soothe the sorrows that outrageous fortune’s slings and arrows cause inevitably, if not incessantly, to each and every one of us. In mundane life, having a sense of humor is seen not only as a positive trait of character, but as a social prerequisite, without which a person’s career and mating prospects are severely diminished, if not annihilated. However, humor is much more than this, and so much else. In particular, humor can accompany cruelty, inform it, sustain it, and exemplify it. Therefore, in this book, we provide a comprehensive, reasoned exploration of the vast literature on the concepts of humor and cruelty, as these have been tackled in Western philosophy, humanities, and social sciences, especially psychology. Also, the apparent cacophony of extant interpretations of these two concepts is explained as the inevitable and even useful result of the polysemy inherent to all common-sense concepts, in line with the understanding of concepts developed by M. Polanyi in the 20^th century. Thus, a thorough, nuanced grasp of their complex mutual relationship is established, and many platitudes affecting today's received views, and scholarship, are cast aside.

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Giorgio Baruchello, University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland; Ársæll Már Arnarsson, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
List of Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
1 Concerning Concepts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Humour in Philosophy and the Humanities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
3 Humour in Psychology and the Social Sciences Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
4 Cruelty in Philosophy and the Humanities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
5 Cruelty in Psychology and the Social Sciences Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	316
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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars and students in philosophy and psychology, institutes, libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 13
- Main content: 542
Keywords: Cruelty; humour; paradox; sex

eBook

Published: November 7, 2022
ISBN: 9783110759839

Hardcover

Published: November 7, 2022
ISBN: 9783110759761