Book review: Amir, Lydia. (2019). Philosophy, Humour, and the Human Condition: Taking Ridicule Seriously. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan
Vol. 9 No. 4 (2021), Reviews
Vol. 9 No. 4 (2021)

Book review: Amir, Lydia. (2019). Philosophy, Humour, and the Human Condition: Taking Ridicule Seriously. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan

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Submitted September 21, 2020
Published December 30, 2021
Mark Weeks
Nagoya University
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ridicule
incongruity
philosophy
human condition

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Weeks, M. (2021). Book review: Amir, Lydia. (2019). Philosophy, Humour, and the Human Condition: Taking Ridicule Seriously. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. The European Journal of Humour Research, 9(4), 258–261. Retrieved from https://ww.europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/565
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