Laughing and crying : a study of the limits of human behavior
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Laughing and crying : a study of the limits of human behavior
（Northwestern University studies in phenomenology and existential philosophy）
Northwestern University Press, [2020], c1970
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Lachen und Weinen : eine Untersuchung nach den grenzen menschlichen Verhaltens
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"Originally published in German in 1941 under the titlie Lachen und Weinen. Eine Untersuchung nach den grenzen menschlichen Verhaltens"--T.p. verso
Added new foreword (Foreword copyright c2020 by J.M. Bernstein)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-168) and index
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First published in German in 1940 and widely recognized as a classic of philosophical anthropology, Laughing and Crying is a detailed investigation of these two particularly significant types of expressive behavior, both in themselves and in relation to human nature. Elaborating the philosophical account of human life he developed in Levels of Organic Life and the Human: An Introduction to Philosophical Anthropology, Plessner suggests that laughing and crying are expressions of a crisis brought about in certain situations by the relation of a person to their body.
With a new foreword by J. M. Bernstein that situates the book within the broader framework of Plessner's philosophical anthropology and his richly suggestive and powerful account of human bodily life, Laughing and Crying is essential reading for anyone interested in the philosophy of the body, emotions, and human behavior.
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