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Playing the Fool

- Subversive Laughter in Troubled Times

About Playing the Fool

Writers and thinkers throughout history have adopted the fool's approach. This title discusses six of them - Thomas More, Francis Bacon, Robert Burton, Pierre Bayle, Benjamin Franklin, and Edward Gibbon - to elucidate the strategies these men employed to persuade the heedless, the zealous, and the overly confident to pause and reconsider.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780226473154
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 144
  • Published:
  • November 30, 2009
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x18 mm.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of Playing the Fool

Writers and thinkers throughout history have adopted the fool's approach. This title discusses six of them - Thomas More, Francis Bacon, Robert Burton, Pierre Bayle, Benjamin Franklin, and Edward Gibbon - to elucidate the strategies these men employed to persuade the heedless, the zealous, and the overly confident to pause and reconsider.

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