Karl Pfeifer, University of Saskatchewan
Philosophy
Professor
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
karl.pfeifer@usask.ca
Office:
(306) 966-1492
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Bio/Research
I am working on philosophical and psychological theories of laughter and humor, where I am examining the views of some nineteenth-century German writers and their anticipation of certain contemporary developments. I am interested in the concept of amusement and its role in theories of laughter an...
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Bio/Research
I am working on philosophical and psychological theories of laughter and humor, where I am examining the views of some nineteenth-century German writers and their anticipation of certain contemporary developments. I am interested in the concept of amusement and its role in theories of laughter and humor as well.
I am also looking at some arguments pertaining to the “unity of time” that involve the sorts of thought-experiments first put forth by Anthony Quinton and Richard Swinburne in the 1960’s. I intend to have the last word on this matter.
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I am also looking at some arguments pertaining to the “unity of time” that involve the sorts of thought-experiments first put forth by Anthony Quinton and Richard Swinburne in the 1960’s. I intend to have the last word on this matter.
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