Humour and Irony in Kierkegaard’s Thought

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John Lippitt

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Irony, humour and the comic play vital yet under-appreciated roles in Kierkegaard's thought. Focusing upon the Concluding Unscientific Postscript, this book investigates these roles, relating irony and humour as forms of the comic to central Kierkegaardian themes. How does the comic function as a form of 'indirect communication'? What roles can irony and humour play in the infamous Kierkegaardian 'leap'? Do certain forms of wisdom depend upon possessing a sense of humour? And is such a sense of humour thus a genuine virtue?

Author Biography:

JOHN LIPPITT is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire. He is the author of a commentary on Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, forthcoming in the Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks series, as well as numerous articles on Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and philosophical perspectives on humour and laughter. He is also the editor of Nietzsche's Futures.

Release date NZ

September 8th, 2000

Author

John Lippitt

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

XII, 210 p.

Pages

210

Dimensions

140x216x12

ISBN-13

9780333776674

Product ID

1876398

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