Philosophical Satire in Iranian Women's Amusing Plays

Abstract

Since philosophy and theater deal with the nature and existence of human beings and have a long-standing relationship with each other, this research seeks to find an answer to the question of whether "women's joyous plays" have a similarity with philosophy and philosophical satire. What is our possible perspective about it according to the theories of philosophical satire? Therefore, the research deals with satire, comedy, philosophy, and philosophical theories of satire including: "superiority theory", "inconsistency", "consolation", "Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas’s minimal view", and the "comforting theory of Robert Letta". We encounter many similarities and functions in this dramatic form, which have been explained in detail. It is noteworthy that the research was descriptive-analytical.

Keywords: philosophy, theater, satire, women's joyous plays, philosophy of satire