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Laughing at Nothing: Humor as a Response to Nihilism
By John Marmysz
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By John Marmysz
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Explores the concept of nihilism and argues that it need not imply despair, but can be responded to positively.
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 t...