Laughing at Nothing : Humor as a Response .. by John Marmysz (2003, TPB)

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Publisher
STATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10
0791458407
ISBN-13
9780791458402
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2440996

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
217 Pages
Publication Name
Laughing at Nothing : Humor As a Response to Nihilism
Language
English
Subject
Religious, General, History & Surveys / Modern, Humor
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Philosophy
Author
John Marmysz
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-042561
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
149/.8
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction: The Problem of Nihilism PART I: Scrutinizing Nihilism 1. German and Russian Nihilism German Nihilism Russian Nihilism 2. Nietzschean Nihilism The Christian, the Anarchist, and Socrates Apollo and Dionysus Healthy Culture and the Well-Ordered Society Ascent, Decline, and the Eternal Return of the Same Heidegger and Nietzsche 3. World-War and Postwar Nihilism The National Socialists Camus and the Existentialists Yukio Mishima and Asian Nihilism Nihilism in America 4. Nihilistic Incongruity The Descriptive, Normative, and Fatalistic Premises of Nihilism The Historical Complication Pyrrho, Stirner, Rorty, and Skeptical Pragmatism PART II: Decline, Ascent, and Humor 5. Decline, Decay, and Falling Away 6. Ambition, Aspiration, and Ascent 7. Humor and Incongruity Jokes Comedy Humor Conclusion: Humor as a Response to Nihilism Postscript Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Disputing the common misconception that nihilism is wholly negative and necessarily damaging to the human spirit, John Marmysz offers a clear and complete definition to argue that it is compatible, and indeed preferably responded to, with an attitude of good humor. He carefully scrutinizes the phenomenon of nihilism as it appears in the works, lives, and actions of key figures in the history of philosophy, literature, politics, and theology, including Nietzsche, Heidegger, Camus, and Mishima. While suggesting that there ultimately is no solution to the problem of nihilism, Marmysz proposes a way of utilizing the anxiety and despair that is associated with the problem as a spur toward liveliness, activity, and the celebration of life., Explores the concept of nihilism and argues that it need not imply despair, but can be responded to positively., Explores the concept of nihilism and argues that it need not imply despair, but can be responded to positively. Disputing the common misconception that nihilism is wholly negative and necessarily damaging to the human spirit, John Marmysz offers a clear and complete definition to argue that it is compatible, and indeed preferably responded to, with an attitude of good humor. He carefully scrutinizes the phenomenon of nihilism as it appears in the works, lives, and actions of key figures in the history of philosophy, literature, politics, and theology, including Nietzsche, Heidegger, Camus, and Mishima. While suggesting that there ultimately is no solution to the problem of nihilism, Marmysz proposes a way of utilizing the anxiety and despair that is associated with the problem as a spur toward liveliness, activity, and the celebration of life.
LC Classification Number
B828.3.M265 2003

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