Laughing at Nothing
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Laughing at Nothing

Humor as a Response to Nihilism

John Marmysz

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Laughing at Nothing

Humor as a Response to Nihilism

John Marmysz

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About This Book

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 phenomenon of nihilism as it appears in the works, lives, and actions of key figures in the history of philosophy, literature, politics, and theology, including Nietzsche, Heidegger, Camus, and Mishima. While suggesting that there ultimately is no solution to the problem of nihilism, Marmysz proposes a way of utilizing the anxiety and despair that is associated with the problem as a spur toward liveliness, activity, and the celebration of life.

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Publisher
SUNY Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780791486283
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy of Religion

Table of contents

  1. LAUGHING AT NOTHING
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction: The Problem of Nihilism
  5. Part One: Scrutinizing Nihilism
  6. Part Two: Decline, Ascent, and Humor
  7. Conclusion: Humor as a Response to Nihilism
  8. Postscript
  9. Notes
  10. Bibliography
  11. Index
Citation styles for Laughing at Nothing

APA 6 Citation

Marmysz, J. (2012). Laughing at Nothing ([edition unavailable]). State University of New York Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/2671900/laughing-at-nothing-humor-as-a-response-to-nihilism-pdf (Original work published 2012)

Chicago Citation

Marmysz, John. (2012) 2012. Laughing at Nothing. [Edition unavailable]. State University of New York Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/2671900/laughing-at-nothing-humor-as-a-response-to-nihilism-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Marmysz, J. (2012) Laughing at Nothing. [edition unavailable]. State University of New York Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/2671900/laughing-at-nothing-humor-as-a-response-to-nihilism-pdf (Accessed: 15 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Marmysz, John. Laughing at Nothing. [edition unavailable]. State University of New York Press, 2012. Web. 15 Oct. 2022.