Document Type
Contribution to Book
Source Publication
A Reader in the Philosophy of the Arts
Publication Date
2017
Editor
Lee B. Brown, David Goldblatt, and Stephanie Patridge
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
4th Edition
Department
Philosophy
Description
Stand-up comedy has been largely ignored by analytic philosophers of art, including those interested in comedy and humor. This is somewhat surprising, given the immense popularity of stand-up comedy and the rock star status enjoyed by some comedians today. I suspect that philosophers are just as likely to enjoy stand-up comedy as anyone else; in some cases (i.e. for some philosophers and some comedians), probably more likely. Here I offer some reasons philosophers of art should take the time to consider stand-up comedy and possible explanation for why philosophers of art have paid far less attention to stand-up comedy than to other arts.
Recommended Citation
Lintott, Sheila, "“Why (not) philosophy of stand-up comedy?”" (2017). Faculty Contributions to Books. 110.
https://digitalcommons.bucknell.edu/fac_books/110
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