01958cam a22003853u 4500 4352 UtSlPG 20260610133124.0 m cr n 260607r2003||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PN Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941 Le rire. English Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2003 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughter_(book) Translation of: Le rire. Release date is 2003-08-01 Produced by Steve Harris, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic" by Henri Bergson is a collection of three essays first published in 1900. This groundbreaking philosophical work explores why humans laugh and what makes things funny. Bergson examines laughter as a distinctly human and social phenomenon, arguing that comedy arises from rigidity interrupting life's natural flexibility. He investigates how laughter serves as a moral corrective, forcing people to recognize their vices and conform to social norms. Through analyzing comic situations, movements, and characters, Bergson develops a scientific method for understanding the laws governing humor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Comedy Philosophy, French Laughter Brereton, Cloudesley, 1863-1937 Rothwell, Fred, 1869-1934 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4352 46398 46398