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200 10$aLaughing at nothing$b[electronic resource] $ehumor as a response to nihilism /$fJohn Marmysz
210   $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2003
215   $a1 online resource (218 p.) 
300   $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-202) and index.
327   $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tThe Problem of Nihilism -- $tScrutinizing Nihilism -- $tGerman and Russian Nihilism -- $tNietzschean Nihilism -- $tWorld-War and Postwar Nihilism -- $tNihilistic Incongruity -- $tDecline, Ascent, and Humor -- $tDecline, Decay, and Falling Away -- $tAmbition, Aspiration, and Ascent -- $tHumor and Incongruity -- $tHumor as a Response to Nihilism -- $tPostscript -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex
330   $aDisputing 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.
606   $aNihilism (Philosophy)
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