Blog #1
One of the big themes of our class so far has been the discussion over the negative classification of laughter. This is a topic that I've found to be interesting because I personally never really thought about the philosophy behind laughter, and I assumed that others did not as well. I'd always thought that philosophers like Plato were dealing with "bigger" issues then laughter and I personally never considered a discussion on what seems to be a core human characteristic to be valuable. As we've discussed the topic more and read on it I see now how it is important to discuss but initially, it did not occur to me.
Another reason why I've found this interesting is because I was raised in a religious environment, with the majority of my teachers before TCU being Catholic monks. They had me learning about topics like Latin and apologetics every day, and I never noticed what seems like a multitude of Christian philosophers denouncing laughter. All in all, I've found our coursework to be interesting thus far because I'm learning more on a subject I thought myself to be relatively well-versed in.
Another reason why I've found this interesting is because I was raised in a religious environment, with the majority of my teachers before TCU being Catholic monks. They had me learning about topics like Latin and apologetics every day, and I never noticed what seems like a multitude of Christian philosophers denouncing laughter. All in all, I've found our coursework to be interesting thus far because I'm learning more on a subject I thought myself to be relatively well-versed in.
Thanks for responding to our discussions of laughter and its early critics. It's an interesting area to consider, especially so after centuries of censuring laughter. In Catholic school, did the monks laugh much? I hope they did.
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