02306cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000120011324500810012526400510020630000470025733600260030433700260033033800360035650000310039250801190042352012500054253400450179265300160183770000330185370000340188685600430192099900170196318853UtSlPG20260610133435.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aAP1 aVarious10aChambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 438 :bVolume 17, New Series, May 22, 1852 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-07-17  aProduced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 438" by Various is a periodical publication written in the mid-19th century. As part of a broader series, it features articles on a variety of topics reflecting on culture, society, and philosophy. The journal covers a range of subjects including laughter, personal anecdotes, science, and literature, aiming to engage and educate its readers on thought-provoking issues of the time.  The opening of this particular issue presents a philosophical exploration of laughter, challenging conventional notions that laughter is a childish or trivial response. The author provides observations ranging from the gravity of infants to the nature of adult laughter, emphasizing its complexity as a reaction to intellect and emotion rather than merely a form of amusement. Through anecdotes and philosophical discourse, the author highlights the importance of laughter in human experience, underscoring its role in intellectual discussions among a circle of philosophers and its contrast with the weightiness of serious inquiry. This thought-provoking introduction sets the tone for a journal that seeks to illuminate various aspects of life and thought in Victorian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPeriodicals1 aChambers, Robert,d1802-18711 aChambers, William,d1800-188340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18853  c60239d60239