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Wit and Wisdom: Comedy’s Philosophical Roots
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  • 1. Humor with illogical or absurd content
  • 3. Relating to a comic critique of social follies
  • 5. Relating to pleasure-seeking in entertaining ways
  • 8. Philosophy embracing meaningless or ridiculous situations
  • 11. Philosopher who finds pleasure in simple joys, sometimes comically
  • 12. A comic technique involving opposite meanings
  • 14. Display of sharp and clever humor
  • 15. Comedy relying on exaggerated and improbable situations
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  • 2. Faulty reasoning sometimes used for comic debate
  • 4. Untrue statement, often the basis for comedic twists
  • 6. One who questions knowledge, often humorously doubtful
  • 7. Humor that uses irony to criticize society
  • 9. Full of happiness, often the goal of comedic philosophy
  • 10. Philosophical method often used ironically in comedy
  • 13. Humorous imitation of a serious work or style
  • 16. Philosophical skeptic often embodying biting humor
  • 17. Latin for 'seize' as in a phrase about enjoying life

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