Philosophical Comedy
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Only a Joke Can Save Us: A Theory of Comedy · Todd McGowan · p.101
Philosophy and the Finite > Comparing Contradiction with Being- in- the- World
Theoretical move: McGowan argues that Hegel's comedy is structurally grounded in his dialectical philosophy—specifically in the identity of lack and excess, finitude and transcendence—whereas Heidegger's commitment to pure finitude forecloses comedy entirely; philosophical humor is thus theorized as an expression of the contradiction at the heart of speculative thought.
The difference between philosophical comedy and philosophical seriousness becomes evident if we examine the contrast between one of the funniest philosophers in the history of philosophy and the least funny.