Laughing at nothing : humor as a response to nihilism /

"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...

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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Marmysz, John, 1964-
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2003.
Cyfres:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.18252463
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction: The Problem of Nihilism
  • pt. I Scrutinizing Nihilism
  • Ch. 1 German and Russian Nihilism
  • Ch. 2 Nietzchean Nihilism
  • Ch. 3 World-War and Postwar Nihilism
  • Ch. 4 Nihilistic Incongruity
  • pt. II Decline, Ascent, and Humor
  • Ch. 5 Decline, Decay, and Falling Away
  • Ch. 6 Ambition, Aspiration, and Ascent
  • Ch. 7 Humor and Incongruity
  • Conclusion: Humor as a Response to Nihilism.