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John Ó Maoilearca on The Laughing Philosopher at IAI
Posted: Tuesday 13 Jan 2015
Listen to John Ó Maoilearca, Julian Baggini and Katie Brand debate the nature of comedy and reality.
http://iai.tv/video/the-laughing-philosopher
To be taken seriously is an accolade for the thinker. But from Nietzsche to Derrida, big ideas have been expressed through irony, satire and jest. Might comedy be the best and perhaps only way to convey some truths, or is truth never a laughing matter?