Kant claims that humor in itself is when a person can put themselves in an inferior position to make another feel superior. Meanwhile, Schopenhouer states that when people find themselves to be inferior in any way, they more often than not laugh at themselves and create humor out of it. Darwin may not touch upon superiority in humor much, but he does touch upon how it is a normal part of human development and growth because it is seen in even the youngest of childen. Baudelaire, on the other hand, largely discusses superiority in humor. He strongly believes that superiority in humor is a bad thing. While I am not denying that superiority in humor can be bad, I believe that it is acceptable as long as it is not hurting someone. Humans wanting to feel superior than one another is natural, and humor can be the perfect outlet for this
Kant claims that humor in itself is when a person can put themselves in an inferior position to make another feel superior. Meanwhile, Schopenhouer states that when people find themselves to be inferior in any way, they more often than not laugh at themselves and create humor out of it. Darwin may not touch upon superiority in humor much, but he does touch upon how it is a normal part of human development and growth because it is seen in even the youngest of childen. Baudelaire, on the other hand, largely discusses superiority in humor. He strongly believes that superiority in humor is a bad thing. While I am not denying that superiority in humor can be bad, I believe that it is acceptable as long as it is not hurting someone. Humans wanting to feel superior than one another is natural, and humor can be the perfect outlet for this