
Irony in the Age of Empire
Comic Perspectives on Democracy and Freedom
American Philosophy
2008 m.
Minkštas viršelis
Kuvaus
Comedy, from social ridicule to the laughter of the carnival, provides effective tools for reinforcing social patterns of domination and weapons for emancipation. This book states that comic trumps liberal accounts of freedom by drawing attention to bodies and intimate relationships, topics which are usually neglected by political philosophy.
