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Humour and Cruelty. Volume 2: Dangerous Liaisons (book)

2023, De Gruyter

https://doi.org/10.0000/9783110759778

Humor and cruelty can be the best of friends. Many cruel domains have facilitated hilarity of all kinds, whether experienced directly or vicariously, stretching from the torture chamber to the living room-or wherever else a screen is to be found. Conversely, many jests have provided the vehicle with which to dispense cruelty, whether callously or gleefully, in myriad settings, from public events to intimate family dinners. Combining the sources and resources of the humanities and social sciences, this book investigates the mutually supportive liaisons of humor and cruelty. We unearth the brutal, aggressive, and/or sadomasochistic roots of mockery and selfmockery, sarcasm and satire, whilst addressing contemporary debates in humor studies focusing on the thorny ethics and existential challenges arising from the acceptance of the much-appreciated yet seldom innocent channel for human interaction called "humor."

 Ahead of Publication Published by De Gruyter 2023 Volume 2 Dangerous Liaisons Giorgio Baruchello and Ársæll Már Arnarsson Part of the multi-volume work Humour and Cruelty Volume 2 in the series De Gruyter Studies in Philosophy of Humor OVERVIEW About this book Humor and cruelty can be the best of friends. Many cruel domains have facilitated hilarity of all kinds, whether experienced directly or vicariously, stretching from the torture chamber to the living room—or wherever else a screen is to be found. Conversely, many jests have provided the vehicle with which to dispense cruelty, whether callously or gleefully, in myriad settings, from public events to intimate family dinners. Combining the sources and resources of the humanities and social sciences, this book investigates the mutually supportive liaisons of humor and cruelty. We unearth the brutal, aggressive, and/or sadomasochistic roots of mockery and selfmockery, sarcasm and satire, whilst addressing contemporary debates in humor studies focusing on the thorny ethics and existential challenges arising from the acceptance of the much-appreciated yet seldom innocent channel for human interaction called "humor." Author / Editor information Giorgio Baruchello, University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland; Ársæll Már Arnarsson, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. Topics 20th and 21st Century Philosophy History of Philosophy Modern Philosophy Philosophy Philosophy of Culture eBook 139,95 € This book will be published on October 2, 2023, when it will be available here for purchase. Hardcover 139,95 € This book will be published on October 23, 2023, when it will be available here for purchase. Language: English Publisher: De Gruyter Copyright year: 2023 Audience: Scholars and students in philosophy and psychology, institutes, libraries Pages Front matter: 9 Main content: 483 Illustrations Coloured Illustrations: 1 Keywords: Cruelty; humour; paradox; sex eBook Planned Publication: October 2, 2023 ISBN: 9783110760002 Hardcover Planned Publication: October 23, 2023 ISBN: 9783110759778 Downloaded on 5.9.2023 from https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783110759778/html