02998nam 2200637Ia 450 991096689470332120200520144314.09780791486283079148628197814175362071417536209(CKB)1000000000447640(OCoLC)61367796(CaPaEBR)ebrary10594710(SSID)ssj0000189699(PQKBManifestationID)11172165(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000189699(PQKBWorkID)10165642(PQKB)10014652(MiAaPQ)EBC3408383(OCoLC)56408536(MdBmJHUP)muse6057(Au-PeEL)EBL3408383(CaPaEBR)ebr10594710(DE-B1597)683746(DE-B1597)9780791486283(Perlego)2671900(EXLCZ)99100000000044764020030204d2003 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrLaughing at nothing humor as a response to nihilism /John MarmyszAlbany State University of New York Pressc20031 online resource (218 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780791458396 0791458393 Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-202) and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- The Problem of Nihilism -- Scrutinizing Nihilism -- German and Russian Nihilism -- Nietzschean Nihilism -- World-War and Postwar Nihilism -- Nihilistic Incongruity -- Decline, Ascent, and Humor -- Decline, Decay, and Falling Away -- Ambition, Aspiration, and Ascent -- Humor and Incongruity -- Humor as a Response to Nihilism -- Postscript -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexDisputing 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 the history of philosophy, literature, politics, and theology, including Nietzsche, Heidegger, Camus, and Mishima. While suggesting that there ultimately is no solution to the problem of nihilism, Marmysz proposes a way of utilizing the anxiety and despair that is associated with the problem as a spur toward liveliness, activity, and the celebration of life.Nihilism (Philosophy)Comic, TheNihilism (Philosophy)Comic, The.149/.8Marmysz John1964-1806999MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966894703321Laughing at nothing4356455UNINA