7 ideas
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] |
9379 | A sentence is obvious if it is true, and any speaker of the language will instantly agree to it [Quine] |
12174 | Only rational beings are attentive without motive or concern [Scruton] |
9284 | Reasons are 'internal' if they give a person a motive to act, but 'external' otherwise [Williams,B] |