About laughter in Aristotle

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Autor(a) principal: Peixoto, Juliana
Data de Publicação: 2014
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Argumentos : Revista de Filosofia (Online)
Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/argumentos/article/view/19067
Resumo: In this preliminary study, I am interested in examining the role of laughter in Aristotle’s work. There are few occurrences of the term gélôs (laughter) in the Aristotelian corpus, as well as of its verbal and adjective forms. Then, I briefly go through some of these quotations in his biological writings and the Poetics, concentrating mostly on his Nicomachean Ethics. In spite of the absence of an investigation carried on by the Stagirite himself about this issue, widely known is the Aristotelian quote which says that man is the only animal who laughs (cf. De partibus animalium 673a9). This only assertion seems to me sufficiently relevant to undergo a careful exam on that notion in Aristotle’s philosophy, once if laughter doesn’t define what is properly human, it is certainly something which is properly human that makes laughter possible.
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spelling About laughter in AristotleSobre o riso em AristótelesLaughter. Rest. Life. Mean. Happiness.Riso. Repouso. Vida. Mediania. Felicidade.In this preliminary study, I am interested in examining the role of laughter in Aristotle’s work. There are few occurrences of the term gélôs (laughter) in the Aristotelian corpus, as well as of its verbal and adjective forms. Then, I briefly go through some of these quotations in his biological writings and the Poetics, concentrating mostly on his Nicomachean Ethics. In spite of the absence of an investigation carried on by the Stagirite himself about this issue, widely known is the Aristotelian quote which says that man is the only animal who laughs (cf. De partibus animalium 673a9). This only assertion seems to me sufficiently relevant to undergo a careful exam on that notion in Aristotle’s philosophy, once if laughter doesn’t define what is properly human, it is certainly something which is properly human that makes laughter possible. Interessa-me, nesse estudo inicial, examinar o lugar que ocupa o riso na obra de Aristóteles. Há poucas ocorrências no corpus aristotelicum do termo gélôs (riso), bem como das suas formas adjetivadas e verbais. Passo, portanto, rapidamente por algumas considerações presentes nas obras de biologia, pela Poetica e detenho-me sobretudo em Ethica Nicomachea. Apesar da ausência de uma investigação empreendida pelo próprio Estagirita do tema em questão, bastante conhecida é a afirmação aristotélica de que o único animal que ri é o humano (cf. De partibus animalium 673a9). Somente essa asserção parece-me tornar relevante um exame mais cuidadoso dessa noção, visto que se o riso na concepção do filósofo não define o humano, certamente é algo próprio do humano que possibilita o riso. Universidade Federal do Ceará2014-07-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/argumentos/article/view/19067Argumentos - Revista de Filosofia; No 12Argumentos - Periódico de Filosofia; Núm. 12Argumentos - Revista de Filosofia; n. 121984-42551984-4247reponame:Argumentos : Revista de Filosofia (Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)instacron:UFCporhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/argumentos/article/view/19067/pdfCopyright (c) 2017 Argumentosinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPeixoto, Juliana2021-07-23T16:45:29Zoai:periodicos.ufc:article/19067Revistahttp://www.filosofia.ufc.br/argumentosPUBhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/argumentos/oaiargumentos@ufc.br||1984-42551984-4247opendoar:2021-07-23T16:45:29Argumentos : Revista de Filosofia (Online) - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv About laughter in Aristotle
Sobre o riso em Aristóteles
title About laughter in Aristotle
spellingShingle About laughter in Aristotle
Peixoto, Juliana
Laughter. Rest. Life. Mean. Happiness.
Riso. Repouso. Vida. Mediania. Felicidade.
title_short About laughter in Aristotle
title_full About laughter in Aristotle
title_fullStr About laughter in Aristotle
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author Peixoto, Juliana
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Laughter. Rest. Life. Mean. Happiness.
Riso. Repouso. Vida. Mediania. Felicidade.
topic Laughter. Rest. Life. Mean. Happiness.
Riso. Repouso. Vida. Mediania. Felicidade.
description In this preliminary study, I am interested in examining the role of laughter in Aristotle’s work. There are few occurrences of the term gélôs (laughter) in the Aristotelian corpus, as well as of its verbal and adjective forms. Then, I briefly go through some of these quotations in his biological writings and the Poetics, concentrating mostly on his Nicomachean Ethics. In spite of the absence of an investigation carried on by the Stagirite himself about this issue, widely known is the Aristotelian quote which says that man is the only animal who laughs (cf. De partibus animalium 673a9). This only assertion seems to me sufficiently relevant to undergo a careful exam on that notion in Aristotle’s philosophy, once if laughter doesn’t define what is properly human, it is certainly something which is properly human that makes laughter possible.
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