...those grimaces called LAUGHTER; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleases them; or by the apprehension of some deformed thing...themselves; who are forced to keep themselves in their own favor, by observing the imperfections of other men. And therefore much laughter at the defects of others,...

...that 'those grimaces called laughter' express the passion of sudden glory, which people experience 'by the apprehension of some deformed thing in another,...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves'. Hobbes' position thus agrees with earlier infirmity notions in stipulating that the imperfections of...

...either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them; or, by the apprehension of some formed thing in another, by comparison whereof they suddenly...own favour by observing the imperfections of other men."128 Kant is the font for the incongruity theories, which stress the "sudden" aspect of laughter...

...themselves feel better. The philosopher Thomas Hobbes said that laughter occurs most often in people "that are conscious of the fewest abilities in themselves; who are forced to keep themselves in their own favor by observing the imperfections of other [s] ."' Now Hobbes believed that all humor was competitive,...

...[Hobbes's emphasis]; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them; or bv the apprehension of some deformed thing in another,...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves" (27). Before Imo begins her story about Mick, Dorothy laughs when she ribs Imo by asking her if she...

...to say (excluding himself through the pronoun), "It is incident most to them, that are conscious of fewest abilities in themselves; who are forced to keep themselves in their own favor, by observing the imperfections of other men." It follows that the propensity to laughter weakens...

...which maketh those grimaces called laughter; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them; or by the apprehension of some deformed...another, by comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves.6 Don Quixote is constructed on a basic contrast, formal and thematic, between Quixote's...

...maketh those grimaces called Laughter ; and it is caused either by some sudden act af their own, that pleaseth them, or by the apprehension of some deformed thing in another, by comparison whereof thoy suddenly applaud themselves. And it is incident most to those that are conscious of the fewest...

...which maketh those Grimaces called LAUGHTER, and is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them; or by the apprehension of some deformed...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves. What Hobbes has said here is that, basically, when we find humor in something, we laugh at the misfortune,...

...which maketh those Grimaces called LAUGHTER; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them; or by the apprehension of some deformed...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves.» ( Plötzlicher Ruhm ist die Leidenschaft, die jenen Grimassen zugrunde liegt, die man LACHEN nennt;...