On Being Ridiculous - the power of laughter in philosophy and art

By Anders Kølle

Laughter is communication. It is melody without words; it is a song as old as humanity itself. But what does laughter "say"? Tackling this question Anders K lle leads his readers away from the safety and comforts of reason and into the wilderness of the ridiculous and the absurd. It is a journey to the outskirts of language, to the limits of meanings and words, where laughter grows and flourishes together with the realization of being s ridiculous ground. With Paul Celan and Marcel Duchamp as travel companions and in conversation with Ashley YK Yeo s breath-taking art this book explores the power of laughter in philosophy and art and invites its readers to laugh and to howl both with and against humanity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811883254
• ISBN13: 9789811883255
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Delere Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"