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Laughter in eastern and western philosophies : proceedings of the Académie du Midi
Title
Laughter in eastern and western philosophies : proceedings of the Académie du Midi / Hans-Georg Moeller, Günter Wohlfart (eds.).
ISBN
3495483853
9783495483855 (pbk.)
Edition
Originalausg.
Published
Freiburg im Breisgau : Verlag Karl Alber, 2010.
Physical Description
234 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
International conference proceedings.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 18, 2010
Series
Welten der Philosophie ; 3
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Laughter in Mohist writings / Anna Ghiglione
Can Zhuangzi make Confucians laugh? : emotion, propriety, and the role of laughter / Robin R. Wang
From foolish laughter to foolish laughter : Zhuangzi's perspectivism leads to laughter / Paul D'Ambrosio
The modern Chinese word for humour (huaji) and its antecedents in the Zhuangzi and other early texts / Richard John Lynn
The ridiculousness of attachment in the Journey to the west / Franklin Perkins
"Why do birds shit on Buddha's head" : Zen and laughter / Robert E. Carter
What is there to laugh about in Buddhism? / Karl-Heinz Pohl
Comic verse in the clasical Japanese literary tradition / Robert Borgen
Ludicrous professionals : physicians and priests in Japanese Senryû / William R. LaFleur
Irony, ambiguity, and laughter in Greek and Latin texts / Haijo Jan Westra
"Great laughter was in heaven" : roots and repercussions of a literary motif / Manfred Malzahn
Nietzsche's nascent laughter / Lorraine Markotic
Foolish wisdom in Benjamin's Kafka / Brendan Moran
Laughter as truth procedure : the evolution of comic form in Newfoundland / Stephen Crocker
Siddhartha, Socrates, and Zhuangzi : laughter across ancient civilizations / Alfredo P. Co
Transcendental laughter beyond enlightenment / Günter Wohlfart.
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