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SUMMARY:Laughter in the Dark: The Consolation of Comedy
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LOCATION:UMBC Library Gallery\, Baltimore\, United States\, 21250
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Eminent Scholar Lecture: Laughter in the Dark:&nbsp\;The Consolation of Comedy Featuring Kieran Setiya\, Peter de Florez Professor of Philosophy at MIT </strong></p>\n<p><em>In person and live streamed on UMBCtube</em></p>\n<p><u>Abstract</u>: &nbsp\;Can humour help us cope with hardship without distancing or denial? Does laughter at misfortune manifest what Bergson called &ldquo\;a momentary anesthesia of the heart&rdquo\;&mdash\;or worse? This talk takes up a puzzle about confessional comedy: why isn&rsquo\;t it vicious to draw pleasure from another&rsquo\;s suffering\, as we do when comics joke about trauma? The answer turns on the fine structure of empathy\; and the upshot is a theory of confessional stand-up as bespoke theodicy: a temporary\, interpersonal solution to the emotional problem of evil. This solution is one we can administer to ourselves\, using humour to confront adversity. <strong>Content note: violence and sexual assault.</strong></p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Jessica Pfeifer:
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