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Simon Critchley. Comedic Catharsis

Title:Simon Critchley. Comedic Catharsis
Date:06/03/2011Length:1:03:14
Simon Critchley, philosopher and author, talking about ancient Greek tragedy and comedy, Plato, Aristotle and Aristophanes. In this lecture Simon Critchley discusses humor, mimesis, memes and poetry in relationship to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis of jokes, sublimation, affect and festivals focusing on laughter and catharsis. European Graduate School EGS