“Comedy and the Value of Non-Truth"
Location
Janet Ayers Academic Center, Room 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
28-9-2023 2:00 PM
Description
The talk has to do with academia’s obsession with the truth and the appropriate place of non-truth in our lives. While there are urgent and present dangers in the growing anti-intellectual movement (especially the increased popularity of conspiracy theories), the presenter will argue a case for the essential and enriching value of a different kind of non-truth: comedy. According to the presenter, we miss out on crucial parts of the well-rounded life that a liberal education promises when our search for the truth causes us to lose our sense of humor.
Recommended Citation
Cunningham, Mary, "“Comedy and the Value of Non-Truth"" (2023). Humanities Symposium. 5.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2023/2023/5
“Comedy and the Value of Non-Truth"
Janet Ayers Academic Center, Room 4094
The talk has to do with academia’s obsession with the truth and the appropriate place of non-truth in our lives. While there are urgent and present dangers in the growing anti-intellectual movement (especially the increased popularity of conspiracy theories), the presenter will argue a case for the essential and enriching value of a different kind of non-truth: comedy. According to the presenter, we miss out on crucial parts of the well-rounded life that a liberal education promises when our search for the truth causes us to lose our sense of humor.
Comments
Convocation Credit: Intellectual Well-Being