Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'works', 'A Plea for Excuses' and 'Laughter'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour

12170

Amusement rests on superiority, or relief, or incongruity [Scruton]

12173

The central object of amusement is the human [Scruton]

12169

Since only men laugh, it seems to be an attribute of reason [Scruton]

12172

Objects of amusement do not have to be real [Scruton]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis

21960

Ordinary language is the beginning of philosophy, but there is much more to it [Austin,JL]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality

12174

Only rational beings are attentive without motive or concern [Scruton]

19. Language / F. Communication / 4. Private Language

8478	Dewey argued long before Wittgenstein that there could not seriously be a private language [Dewey, by Orenstein]