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Direct linkStengel, Barbara S. – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2014
We humans laugh often and it is not always because something is funny. We laugh in the face of the pathetic or the powerless; sometimes we laugh at our own powerlessness or pathos. In short, we laugh at both the comical and the difficult. Here I am especially interested in the laughter that is sparked by what is difficult and how that…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Humor, Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns
