Kant's humorous writings: an illustrated guide

"Commonly regarded as one of the most serious philosophers of all time (this is a man who took his daily walk at precisely the same time each day), Kant's Humorous Writings explores a dimension of Kant's work that has hitherto been almost entirely ignored but which casts his philosophy into a new light. With entirely new translations of Kant's bon mots, quips, and anecdotes, supplemented by historical commentary and numerous illustrations, this guide outlines just why these pieces were important to both the man and his work"

Foreword by Noël Carroll -- Part One. Kant's Theory of Humor -- Chapter 1: The Secret Soul of Kant's Joke -- Chapter 2: Three Questions about Laughter at Humor -- Chapter 3: Kant and the Ethics of Humor -- Part Two. Jokes -- Incongruity Jokes -- 1. The Merchant's Wig -- 2. Happy Funeral Mourners -- 3. Swift Wit -- 4. Dying of Good Health -- 5. ú200 -- 6. Of Juice and Justice -- 7. King Louis' Gate -- 8. Thinking with One's Body -- 9. The Happy Cuckold -- 10. Full of Bull -- 11. With Friends Like These -- Ethnic and Sexist Jokes and Quips -- 12. Foam in a Bottle -- 13. German Fools -- 14. The Bearded Woman -- 15. Samuel Johnson's Wife -- Jokes with a Point -- 16. Abelard's Flying Ox -- 17. Which Way the Wind Blows -- 18. Philosophy Detox -- 19. The Voltaire Bros -- 20. The Life You Save May Be Your Own -- Part Three. Sayings with a Message -- 21. -- Ragout, with Wit on the Side -- 22. Hooped Skirts and Pruned Trees -- 23. -- Heidegger as a Woman -- 24. There Are No Ugly Noses -- 25. A Whale Barrel -- 26. To Each his Own -- 27. Pyrrho's Pig: That's What I'm Talking about -- 28. Hobson's Choice -- 29. Sex and Death -- 30. An Honest Man Is Hard to Find -- Appendix: Chapter Summaries -- Bibliography -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.