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Humour/Laughter ✅ - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The masks we wear in society
      - Coping with adversities while still maintaining agency (Existentialism and Stoicism emphasise the response to hardship)
    - - Acknowledges their imperfections and lets go of wanting to be perfect
      - leads to
        
        Detachment from ego
        
        Greater sense of humility and greater understanding of their place in the world (Stoic and Buddhist philosophies)
- - - - Identity and belonging
    - - Resistance against oppressive structure and ideologies
        
        Michael Foucault - humour can subvert established norms and expose contradictions
        
        Can allow individuals to dissent or critique in subtle ways. Eg. Satire, Parody, Irony
- - - - Socratic Wisdom
        
        Wise because one is aware of their ignorance and the limits of their knowledge
      - Jean-Paul Sartre
        
        On one hand, humans possess radical freedom, allowing them to choose their actions and shape their destinies. However, this freedom comes with the burden of responsibility. Every choice carries consequences that defines one's essence.
        
        Creates existential angst and anxiety as individuals grapple with the weight of their choices in a world without predermined meanings.
        
        Humans are condemned to be free, yet must confront the uncertainty and absurdity of existence in a universe that lacks inherent meaning.
- - - - relates to
        
        Eastern Philosophy
        
        Interconnectedness of opposing forces (yin and yang)
        
        Could be a way to find meaning in a world that contains both joy and pain
        
        ""Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'."
        Viktor Frankl, holocaust survivor & psychiatrist - individuals can find meaning even in the most challenging circumstances
- - - - Philosophical contemplation
        
        Time
        
        the 'Now'
        
        Martin Heidegger
        
        Awareness of morality shapes how we live and make choices. What truly matters in our limited time?
        
        Morality