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Tag: Joke Telling
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Jokes: A Genre of Thought
Joseph Epstein
in
Jewish Review of Books
· 4 Jan 2017
The text discusses the nature of jokes, particularly in Jewish culture, contrasting the serenity advocated by Epicurus with the prevalent irony, skepticism, and criticism found in Jewish thought.