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Page 67
... philosophical character , being directed at the life of man and at all the vain fears and hopes related to the gods and to life after death . Democ- ritus here made of his laughter a whole philosophy , a certain spir- itual premise of ...
... philosophical character , being directed at the life of man and at all the vain fears and hopes related to the gods and to life after death . Democ- ritus here made of his laughter a whole philosophy , a certain spir- itual premise of ...
Page 121
... philosophy and aesthetics of laughter . Nothing more . The historically determined culture of folk humor which is the object of our study was not opposed to all seriousness in gen- eral . It was opposed to the intolerant , dogmatic ...
... philosophy and aesthetics of laughter . Nothing more . The historically determined culture of folk humor which is the object of our study was not opposed to all seriousness in gen- eral . It was opposed to the intolerant , dogmatic ...
Page 133
... philosophy of laughter , a universal comic aspect of the world are possible . He looks for Rabelais ' philosophy when the latter is not laughing , or more correctly , whenever Rabelais seems to him to be entirely serious . When Rabelais ...
... philosophy of laughter , a universal comic aspect of the world are possible . He looks for Rabelais ' philosophy when the latter is not laughing , or more correctly , whenever Rabelais seems to him to be entirely serious . When Rabelais ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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