WHAT IS LAUGHTER? THE FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE OF LAUGHTER

Born as an evolutionary reflex, over the centuries, laughter has become a symbol of awareness and reaction to social and cultural stimuli, representing both an involuntary act and a tool for social awareness.
Through careful and brilliant study and clear and engaging prose, the author reflects on the relationship between laughter, individual responsibility, and freedom, emphasizing how laughter can be both an act of liberation and a way to cope with life’s difficulties. This book explores the nature of laughter from a philosophical, psychological, and sociological perspective, analyzing how laughter is a natural, multidimensional reaction deeply intertwined with society, morality, and culture. Laughter is presented to us as a tool for judgment, adaptation, criticism, and survival, capable of reflecting and influencing social and cultural changes. For this reason, the author invites readers to consider laughter not only as entertainment but as a key to understanding the human condition.