We explore what’s philosophically interesting about comedy. Both have a lot in common: showing up the ordinary as odd, critiquing the status quo, hecklers… But can humour be a source of knowledge? What does it tell us about how we interact with one another? What role does it play in our social and political life? And will we ruin the joke by explaining it?!
Speakers
• 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗺𝗮𝗻 , Author and Comedian
• 𝗞𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘆𝗮, Professor of Philosophy, MIT
• 𝗭𝗼𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗿, Lecturer in Philosophy, Magdalene College, Cambridge
Chair
• 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗲, Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, KCL
Co-sponsored by the 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 and the 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗞𝗖𝗟
Recorded on 10 May 2021
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