Abstract
There seems to be no connection between philosophy of humor and the philosophy of technology. In this paper, I want to make the case that there is. I will pursue a twofold goal in this paper: First, I will take an account from one of the seminal figures in the philosophy of humor, Henri Bergson, and bring out its merits for a philosophy of technology. Bergson has never been fully appreciated as a philosopher of technology. I will fill this gap and show that Bergson’s account of the comic contains some interesting insights about our relation to technology. Second, I will show that humor and the comic open up a new perspective on technology that may facilitate new ways of thinking about our technological culture.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 201-208 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | AI and Society |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Bergson
- Humor
- Laughter
- Philosophy of humor
- Philosophy of technology
- The comic