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Philosophy & Humour

Is there a possible world in which the great philosophers became successful standup comedians instead? No, there isn’t, says Trevor Curnow – and he shows us why…

Someone recently told me that she was working on a book about philosophy and humour. Someone else told me he was doing the same thing a while ago. In a shameless bid to steal their thunder, I thought I would try to write something about it before their books come out. When it comes to comedy, timing is everything.

It is far from unknown for serious thinkers to be interested in humour.

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