9 ideas
12172 | Objects of amusement do not have to be real [Scruton] |
12169 | Since only men laugh, it seems to be an attribute of reason [Scruton] |
12170 | Amusement rests on superiority, or relief, or incongruity [Scruton] |
12173 | The central object of amusement is the human [Scruton] |
18933 | Not-Being obviously doesn't exist, and the five modes of Being are all impossible [Gorgias, by Diog. Laertius] |
12174 | Only rational beings are attentive without motive or concern [Scruton] |
9866 | Gorgias says rhetoric is the best of arts, because it enslaves without using force [Gorgias, by Plato] |
5864 | Destroy seriousness with laughter, and laughter with seriousness [Gorgias] |
468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |