How Long to Read Plato's Laughter

How Long Does it Take to Read Plato's Laughter?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 32 minutes to read Plato's Laughter by Sonja Madeleine Tanner

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Counters the long-standing, solemn interpretation of Plato’s dialogues with one centered on the philosophical and pedagogical significance of Socrates as a comic figure. Plato was described as a boor and it was said that he never laughed out loud. Yet his dialogues abound with puns, jokes, and humor. Sonja Madeleine Tanner argues that in Plato’s dialogues Socrates plays a comical hero who draws heavily from the tradition of comedy in ancient Greece, but also reforms laughter to be applicable to all persons and truly shaming to none. Socrates introduces a form of self-reflective laughter that encourages, rather than stifles, philosophical inquiry. Laughter in the dialogues—both explicit and implied—suggests a view of human nature as incongruous with ourselves, simultaneously falling short of, and superseding, our own capacities. What emerges is a picture of human nature that bears a striking resemblance to Socrates’ own, laughable depiction, one inspired by Dionysus, but one that remains ultimately intractable. The book analyzes specific instances of laughter and the comical from the Apology, Laches, Charmides, Cratylus, Euthydemus, and the Symposium to support this, and to further elucidate the philosophical consequences of recognizing Plato’s laughter. Sonja Madeleine Tanner is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and the author of In Praise of Plato’s Poetic Imagination.

How long is Plato's Laughter?

Plato's Laughter by Sonja Madeleine Tanner is 266 pages long, and a total of 68,096 words.

This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Plato's Laughter Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 12 minutes to read Plato's Laughter aloud.

What Reading Level is Plato's Laughter?

Plato's Laughter is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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