Project Gutenberg 2003-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 1338 Bergson, Henri 1859 1941 Bergson, Henri Louis Bergson, H. (Henri) Brereton, Cloudesley 1863 1937 Brereton, Cloudesley Shovell Henry Rothwell, Fred 1869 1934 Rothwell, F. (Frederick) Rothwell, Frederick Le rire. English Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic Translation of: Le rire. Produced by Steve Harris, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic" by Henri Bergson is a philosophical essay written in the early 20th century. The work explores the nature of humor and laughter, diving into various aspects of the comic and presenting a novel theory regarding its roots in human psychology and social interactions. Bergson examines how the comic influences human behavior, suggesting that laughter often serves a corrective function within society. The opening of the essay introduces Bergson's inquiry into the essence of laughter, questioning its underlying principles and the reasons behind why certain actions evoke a comedic response. He emphasizes the social aspect of laughter, noting its connection to shared human experiences and the importance of the comic in understanding social dynamics. Through observations about rigid behaviors and absent-mindedness in human actions, Bergson sets the tone for an analysis that seeks to connect the comic phenomenon with broader themes of life and art. By outlining the role of the comic as a reflection of human social interaction, he sets the stage for exploring further definitions and examples of comedy in different forms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedy Philosophy, French Laughter PN Text Philosophy Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 264037 262436 2024-10-02T12:13:02.193749 2023-10-02T10:28:36.961218 text/html text/html 258218 2020-12-27T23:40:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 96922 2020-12-27T23:40:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 182236 2024-10-02T12:13:09.146734 application/epub+zip 184446 2024-10-02T12:13:05.618735 application/epub+zip 162578 2024-10-02T12:13:04.369711 application/epub+zip 353552 2024-10-02T12:13:11.946722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341757 2024-10-02T12:13:08.370736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252037 2022-09-02T14:15:41.124547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252732 252627 2024-10-02T12:13:01.800750 2023-10-02T10:28:36.688196 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 252575 2020-12-27T23:40:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95535 2020-12-27T23:40:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21729 2024-10-02T12:13:12.084681 application/rdf+xml 16215 2024-10-02T12:13:04.928722 image/jpeg 3800 2024-10-02T12:13:04.651710 image/jpeg 178282 2024-10-02T12:13:02.218721 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia