Kant Humor

In the critique of judgment immanuel kant gives a clearer statement of the role of incongruity in humor.

Kant humor. Laughter and mirth according to relief theory result from this release of nervous energy. Her humor was a little dry. Relief theory maintains that laughter is a homeostatic mechanism by which psychological tension is reduced. Humor may thus for example serve to facilitate relief of the tension caused by one s fears.

Kant as john explains has a rather absurd theory of humor that he finds particularly interesting if not in the least convincing. The word humor was not used in its current sense of funniness until the 18 th century we should note and so traditional discussions were about laughter or comedy. Laughter is an affection arising from the sudden transformation of a strained expectation. Aristotle s invitation was lost in the time travel post office and he didn t get the invitation unti.

According to john kant s theory is so entertaining because he backs it up with a few jokes. The most that major philosophers like plato hobbes and kant wrote about laughter or humor was a few paragraphs within a discussion of another topic. K æ n t us. Why doesn t the philosopher like to do archery.

ɪˈmaːnu eːl ˈkant nu ɛl. Humor according to relief theory is used mainly to overcome sociocultural inhibitions. Because he kant hit the marx. In everything that is to excite a lively laugh there must be something absurd in which the understanding therefore can find no satisfaction.

22 april 1724 12 february 1804 was a german philosopher and one of the central enlightenment thinkers.