Laughing and Crying: A Study of the Limits of Human Behavior
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Language: English
Published by Northwestern University Press, 1970
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- Title
- Laughing and Crying: A Study of the Limits of Human Behavior
- Author
- Helmuth Plessner
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Publication year
- 1970
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0810103214
- ISBN 13
- 9780810103214
This is the third Edition. This book explores the human uniqueness of crying and laughing and the range and subtlety of these human expressions from a philosophical perspective.
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HELMUTH PLESSNER (1892–1985) was a leading figure in the field of philosophical anthropology. He was the author of more than thirteen books, including The Limits of Community: A Critique of Social Radicalism, Levels of Organic Life and the Human: An Introduction to Philosophical Anthropology, and Political Anthropology.
J. M. BERNSTEIN is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research. He is the author of Torture and Dignity: An Essay on Moral Injury.
J. M. BERNSTEIN is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research. He is the author of Torture and Dignity: An Essay on Moral Injury.
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