La risa de Epicuro: feliz placer de dioses y amical bálsamo anímico de seres humanos libres

The laughter of Epicurus: happy pleasure of the gods and friendly soul balm of free human beings

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2025-01-27T19:41:26Z

2025-01-27T19:41:26Z

2021-07-01

2025-01-27T19:41:26Z

Abstract

[spa] El presente trabajo tiene por objeto definir el significado de la risa en el proyecto filosófico de Epicuro. Así, tras una breve contextualización, se presenta, primero, el antecedente de los dioses risueños, olímpicos. Ya desde una perspectiva epicúrea se establece la relación entre amistad, felicidad y risa para los dioses; después, ya propiamente en lo humano, se apunta el vínculo entre la libertad (de palabra) y el reír amical; por último y con el antecedente de Demócrito, se estudia el valor de risa como lenguaje no verbal disruptor de expectativas discursivas ajenas. Finalmente, se argumenta el valor global como elemento psicoterapéutico del Jardín.


[eng] The aim of this paper is to define the meaning of laughter in Epicurus' philosophical project. Thus, after a brief contextualisation, we first present the antecedent of the laughing gods, the Olympic ones. From an Epicurean perspective, the relationship between friendship, happiness and laughter for the gods is established; then, regarding human beings, the link between freedom (of speech) and friendly laughter is pointed out; finally, with the antecedent of Democritus, the value of laughter as a non-verbal language that disrupts the discursive expectations of others is studied. Finally, its global value as a psychotherapeutic element in the Garden is discussed.

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Spanish

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Eikasia Ediciones

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Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.57027/eikasia.101.120

Eikasia Revista de Filosofía, 2021, num.101, p. 203-222

https://doi.org/10.57027/eikasia.101.120

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