Aristotle’s physiology of laughter

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https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-7260_68_1

Keywords:

Aristotle, Laughter, Sensitive Soul, Tact

Abstract

Aristotle is the author of the famous statement that humans are the only animals that laugh. However, at least in his remaining work, he does not offer any explanation for this, limiting himself to use laughter as an example for other physiological functions. Thus, the aim of this article is to propose, from these sparse assertions about laughter, an explanatory hypothesis of this phenomenon according to the Aristotelian way of thinking.

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Published

2023-12-12

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Ramos Gall, F. (2023). Aristotle’s physiology of laughter. Boletim De Estudos Clássicos, (68), 11-23. https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-7260_68_1

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No. 68 (2023): Boletim de Estudos Clássicos N68

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Greek

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