EPISODE · May 31, 2012 · 31 MIN
PREMIUM-Episode 57: Henri Bergson on Humor
from The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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.
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