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Hobbes and the classical theory of laughter

In Tom Sorell & Luc Foisneau (eds.), Leviathan After 350 Years. Oxford University Press. pp. 139--166 (2004)

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  1. Komik: Ein interdisziplinäres Handbuch.Uwe Wirth - 2017 - Weimar: Metzler.
    Komik, Humor, Witz, Ironie, Satire, Parodie, Komödie. Das Handbuch gibt einen Überblick über die vielfältigen Formen und Themen des Komischen, erläutert methodische Zugänge und bietet so eine Bestandsaufnahme der aktuellen Komikforschung. Dabei werden zunächst Grundbegriffe des Komischen dargestellt. Neben der Komikforschung der verschiedenen Disziplinen von der Anthropologie und Philosophie über die Hirnforschung, die Psychologie, die Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft bis hin zur Soziologie werden die historischen Erscheinungsformen des Komischen in den verschiedenen Medien, von Literatur und Theater über Presse, Malerei und Grafik (...)
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  • The scottish enlightenment, unintended consequences and the science of man.Craig Smith - 2009 - Journal of Scottish Philosophy 7 (1):9-28.
    It is a commonplace that the writers of eighteenth century Scotland played a key role in shaping the early practice of social science. This paper examines how this ‘Scottish’ contribution to the Enlightenment generation of social science was shaped by the fascination with unintended consequences. From Adam Smith's invisible hand to Hume's analysis of convention, through Ferguson's sociology, and Millar's discussion of rank, by way of Robertson's View of Progress, the concept of unintended consequences pervades the writing of the period. (...)
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  • Historical and Political Thought in the Seventeenth-Century Dutch Republic: The Case of Marcus Zuerius Boxhorn.J. T. Nieuwstraten - unknown
    This dissertation constitutes the first comprehensive study of the historical and political thought of the Dutch scholar Marcus Zuerius Boxhorn. Boxhorn was one of the most prolific scholars of his age. His Latin works were translated into Dutch, French, and English, and published in England and the Holy Roman Empire. This study shows that he is to be regarded as an important transitional figure between the age of late humanism and the age of the early Enlightenment. Careful analysis that takes (...)
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  • Laughing at Oneself : on the New Social Character.Jarno Hietalahti - unknown
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  • The dynamic concept of humor : Erich Fromm and the possibility of humane humor.Jarno Hietalahti - unknown
    This dissertation focuses on the social philosophy of humor from the viewpoint of Erich Fromm’s critical humanistic thinking. The work consists of an introduction and four individual articles. The introduction discusses Fromm’s theories in relation to the phenomenon of humor to provide a basis for the articles. The central aim is to understand the dynamic nature of humor and how it is related to the problem of being a paradoxical creature, that is, a human being. It is claimed that humor (...)
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