Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-233) and index. Laughter as superiority -- The elements of laughter -- The one necessary thing -- Objections to the normative thesis -- Comic virtues and vices -- The social virtues --The Charismatic virtues -- Machine law -- Machine scholarship -- Machine art and machine cities -- The battle of the norms -- Resistance to laughter -- The sociability thesis -- Conclusion.

Classification

• LCC: BH301
• Dewey Decimal: 179

Book Details

• Language: eng
• Physical Description: xv, 240 p. ; 24 cm.
• Edition Info: (cloth : alk. paper)

Subjects

• Laughter -- Moral and ethical aspects
• Comic, The -- Moral and ethical aspects

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