Humour and Irony in Kierkegaard’s Thought

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Irony, humour and the comic play vital yet under-appreciated roles in Kierkegaard's thought. Focusing upon the Concluding Unscientific Postscript, this book 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?

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Name in long format: Hindu, Sufi, or Sikh Contested Practices and Identifications of Sindhi Hindus in India and Beyond
ISBN-10: 023059865X
ISBN-13: 9780230598652
Book pages: 408
Book language: English
Edition: 1
Binding: eBook
Publisher: Springer Nature
Dimensions: eBook

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