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Henri Bergson

To Laugh is to Momentarily Not Give a Shit: More on Laughter and Comedy

September 9, 2016 Philosophy, Psychology, Thoughts

To produce the whole of its effect, then, the comic demands something like a momentary anesthesia of the heart. Its appeal is to intelligence, pure and simple.” –Henri Bergson A few weeks ago I participated in a really thoughtful and stimulating written philosophical discussion regarding the subject of laughter and comedy. It was sparked by…

Laughter has no greater foe than emotion: Trump, Laughter, Bergson, and “Just Joking”

August 11, 2016 Christianity, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Thoughts

“Here I would point out, as a symptom equally worthy of notice, the ABSENCE OF FEELING which usually accompanies laughter. It seems as though the comic could not produce its disturbing effect unless it fell, so to say, on the surface of a soul that is thoroughly calm and unruffled. Indifference is its natural environment,…

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