BOOKS AND LETTERS

BOOKS AND LETTERS

Learned Joking

Humor in the noble work of reforming the morals of men

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Scott Postma
Apr 09, 2026
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It will be helpful for the reader to know that I’ll be using one of the many updated versions of John Wilson’s 1668 translation because it is in the public domain. However, from time to time, I will reference the paragraph numbers of Mortimer J. Adler’s Great Books Series translation (translated by Betty Radice), mostly for cross referencing.

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