{"product_id":"laughing-and-crying-a-study-of-the-limits-of-human-behavior-paperback-softback-9780810139718","title":"Laughing and Crying; A Study of the Limits of Human Behavior (Paperback \/ softback) 9780810139718","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLaughing and Crying\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study of the Limits of Human Behavior\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHelmuth Plessner (Author), James  Spencer Churchill (Translated by), Marjorie Grene (Translated by), Jay Bernstein (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780810139718\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 March 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.275 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published in German in 1940 and widely recognized as a classic of philosophical anthropology, \u003ci\u003eLaughing and Crying\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed investigation of these two particularly significant types of expressive behavior, both in themselves and in relation to human nature. Elaborating the philosophical account of human life he developed in \u003ci\u003eLevels of Organic Life and the Human: An Introduction to Philosophical Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e, Plessner suggests that laughing and crying are expressions of a crisis brought about in certain situations by the relation of a person to their body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a new foreword by J. M. Bernstein that situates the book within the broader framework of Plessner's philosophical anthropology and his richly suggestive and powerful account of human bodily life, \u003ci\u003eLaughing and Crying\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in the philosophy of the body, emotions, and human behavior.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656046670104,"sku":"9780810139718","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/laughing-and-crying-a-study-of-the-limits-of-human-behavior-paperback-softback-9780810139718","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}