Project Gutenberg 2006-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 217 Various Verschillende Various, Various Chambers, Robert 1802 1871 Chambers, R. (Robert) Chambers, William 1800 1883 Chambers, W. (William) Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 438 Volume 17, New Series, May 22, 1852 Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 438" by Various is a periodical publication written in the mid-19th century. As part of a broader series, it features articles on a variety of topics reflecting on culture, society, and philosophy. The journal covers a range of subjects including laughter, personal anecdotes, science, and literature, aiming to engage and educate its readers on thought-provoking issues of the time. The opening of this particular issue presents a philosophical exploration of laughter, challenging conventional notions that laughter is a childish or trivial response. The author provides observations ranging from the gravity of infants to the nature of adult laughter, emphasizing its complexity as a reaction to intellect and emotion rather than merely a form of amusement. Through anecdotes and philosophical discourse, the author highlights the importance of laughter in human experience, underscoring its role in intellectual discussions among a circle of philosophers and its contrast with the weightiness of serious inquiry. This thought-provoking introduction sets the tone for a journal that seeks to illuminate various aspects of life and thought in Victorian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Periodicals AP Text Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Category: Journals 156807 2025-07-08T06:27:52.021775 text/html 153961 2006-07-17T16:29:06 text/html 186787 2025-07-08T06:27:58.334759 application/epub+zip 187261 2025-07-08T06:27:55.224761 application/epub+zip 124718 2025-07-08T06:27:53.981834 application/epub+zip 346345 2025-07-08T06:28:00.584766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335038 2025-07-08T06:27:57.532768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155650 2022-09-09T06:11:53.883850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141187 2025-07-08T06:27:51.676790 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141037 2006-07-17T16:29:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141031 2006-07-17T16:29:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21880 2025-07-08T06:28:00.719718 application/rdf+xml 16838 2025-07-08T06:27:54.487748 image/jpeg 3880 2025-07-08T06:27:54.230781 image/jpeg 57997 2006-07-17T16:29:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 99542 2006-07-17T16:29:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 57964 2006-07-17T16:29:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 185037 2025-07-08T06:27:52.038815 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia