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Humour and Irony in Kierkegaard's Thought: Climacus and the Comic
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Product Description
Irony, humour and the comic play vital yet under-appreciated roles in Kierkegaard's thought. Focusing upon the "Concluding Unscientific Postscript", this study 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?
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3341988 in Books
- Published on: 2000-09-08
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 224 pages
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About the Author
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.
