“The Feeling of Knowledge: An Empirical Poetics of Reality”
Location
Janet Ayers Academic Center, Room 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
26-9-2023 10:00 AM
Description
It seems to be something of a standard position to think that the pursuit of knowledge should be one of absolutely straight-faced seriousness, though I don’t often see this stated explicitly. Instead, we are more likely to see the negative claim—those pursuing knowledge would be wise to stay away from humor. Apparently, there is nothing hilarious about knowing, and joking around is no way to get to the truth about all things. That knowledge is quite serious is something I will defend, but I think we should also, at the very least, consider the possibility of comic knowledge—the possibility that contact with reality could be funny and that reality itself is silly.
Recommended Citation
Ives, Charles, "“The Feeling of Knowledge: An Empirical Poetics of Reality”" (2023). Humanities Symposium. 15.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2023/2023/15
“The Feeling of Knowledge: An Empirical Poetics of Reality”
Janet Ayers Academic Center, Room 4094
It seems to be something of a standard position to think that the pursuit of knowledge should be one of absolutely straight-faced seriousness, though I don’t often see this stated explicitly. Instead, we are more likely to see the negative claim—those pursuing knowledge would be wise to stay away from humor. Apparently, there is nothing hilarious about knowing, and joking around is no way to get to the truth about all things. That knowledge is quite serious is something I will defend, but I think we should also, at the very least, consider the possibility of comic knowledge—the possibility that contact with reality could be funny and that reality itself is silly.
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