Humour and irony in Henri Bergson’s Laughter
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Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Al final del segundo capítulo de La risa, titulado “Lo cómico de la situación y lo cómico verbal”, se encuentra un párrafo en el que Bergson presenta su concepción de la ironía y del humor, sin dar ejemplos ilustrativos. En el presente artículo se desarrollan las ideas del filósofo francés acerca del humor y la ironía, se buscan ejemplos literarios que iluminen su planteo, y, finalmente, se compara su postura con las ideas sobre este tema expuestas por Schopenhauer en El mundo como voluntad y como representación.
At the end of the second chapter of Laughter, called “The comic element in situations and the comic element in words”, we find a strange paragraph where Bergson develops his idea of irony and humor, but does not mention illustrative examples. In this article, we explain Bergson’s thoughts about the procedure for obtaining the comic element in words. We search for literary examples that clarify his judgements on irony and humour. Finally, we compare his position to the ideas concerning this subject exposed by Schopenhauer in The World as Will and Representation.
At the end of the second chapter of Laughter, called “The comic element in situations and the comic element in words”, we find a strange paragraph where Bergson develops his idea of irony and humor, but does not mention illustrative examples. In this article, we explain Bergson’s thoughts about the procedure for obtaining the comic element in words. We search for literary examples that clarify his judgements on irony and humour. Finally, we compare his position to the ideas concerning this subject exposed by Schopenhauer in The World as Will and Representation.