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The Excess of Moderation: Clement of Alexandria against Laughter
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María-Elena García-Peláez
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Luis Xavier López-Farjeat
Veröffentlicht/Copyright:
5. Oktober 2022
Abstract
The aim of this article is to revisit Clement of Alexandria’s Paedagogus 2.5.45-8 discussing whether Clement holds a moderate position οf laughter or, like most early Christians, tends to an “antigelastic” position. Some scholars, such as Stephen Halliwell and Laura Rizzerio, have concluded that Clement holds an intermediate position between an optimistic approach to laughter and its condemnation. However, in this essay we argue that while Clement’s position is not a straightforward antigelastic one, his apparent acceptance of laughter is so narrow that his moderate view ends up being compromised. Ultimately, he is strongly inclined to condemn laughter and to prescribe an ascetic life devoid of laughter.
Published Online: 2022-10-05
Published in Print: 2022-10-01
© 2022 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Titelei
- Table of Contents
- The Excess of Moderation: Clement of Alexandria against Laughter
- Toward Moral Sublimity: Elements of a Theory of Humor
- Truth and Autobiography in Stand-up Comedy and the Genius of Doug Stanhope
- The Visual Rhetoric of Monty Python’s Flying Circus: Fulfilling Noël Carroll’s Hopes for a Classification of Sight Gags
- Framing the Ethical Boundaries of Humor
- Is Laughing at Morally Oppressive Jokes Like Being Disgusted by Phony Dog Feces? An Analysis of Belief and Alief in the Context of Questionable Humor
- What Is Wrong with Laughing? Faulty Laughter as a Case of Negligent Omission
- Discussion: Short Article for Further Debate
- Mind the Gap! On Dmitri Nikulin’s Case for the Affectionate Laughter of Agnes Heller
- Laughter’s Affect and Effects
- Aunt Eggs Chicken (E.C.) Dents
- The Robot Sol Explains Laughter to His Android Brethren
- Philosophical Satire and Criticism
- Of Coconuts and Beings: Peculiarities of a Diophantine Problem
- Humor in Philosophy Education
- Has Higher Education Fallen Down the Rabbit Hole?
- Symposium
- Critics
- An Infallible Assassin: On Lydia Amir’s The Legacy of Nietzsche’s Philosophy of Laughter
- Philosophical Laughter: Divine or Annihilating?
- Reflections on Lydia Amir’s The Legacy of Nietzsche’s Philosophy of Laughter
- Author’s Response
- “The Good Life” Is Not Necessarily “Good,” Nor Is Humor Always Funny
- Book Reviews
- Call for Papers, Book Reviews, Guidelines
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Titelei
- Table of Contents
- The Excess of Moderation: Clement of Alexandria against Laughter
- Toward Moral Sublimity: Elements of a Theory of Humor
- Truth and Autobiography in Stand-up Comedy and the Genius of Doug Stanhope
- The Visual Rhetoric of Monty Python’s Flying Circus: Fulfilling Noël Carroll’s Hopes for a Classification of Sight Gags
- Framing the Ethical Boundaries of Humor
- Is Laughing at Morally Oppressive Jokes Like Being Disgusted by Phony Dog Feces? An Analysis of Belief and Alief in the Context of Questionable Humor
- What Is Wrong with Laughing? Faulty Laughter as a Case of Negligent Omission
- Discussion: Short Article for Further Debate
- Mind the Gap! On Dmitri Nikulin’s Case for the Affectionate Laughter of Agnes Heller
- Laughter’s Affect and Effects
- Aunt Eggs Chicken (E.C.) Dents
- The Robot Sol Explains Laughter to His Android Brethren
- Philosophical Satire and Criticism
- Of Coconuts and Beings: Peculiarities of a Diophantine Problem
- Humor in Philosophy Education
- Has Higher Education Fallen Down the Rabbit Hole?
- Symposium
- Critics
- An Infallible Assassin: On Lydia Amir’s The Legacy of Nietzsche’s Philosophy of Laughter
- Philosophical Laughter: Divine or Annihilating?
- Reflections on Lydia Amir’s The Legacy of Nietzsche’s Philosophy of Laughter
- Author’s Response
- “The Good Life” Is Not Necessarily “Good,” Nor Is Humor Always Funny
- Book Reviews
- Call for Papers, Book Reviews, Guidelines
