This Book Presents An Original Worldview, Homo Risibilis, Wherein Self-referential Humor Is Proposed As The Path Leading From A Tragic View Of Life To A Liberating Embrace Of Human Ridicule. Humor Is Presented As A Conceptual Tool For Holding Together Contradictions And Managing The Unresolvable Conflict Of The Human Condition Till Homo Risibilisresolves The Inherent Tension Without Epistemological Cost. This Original Approach To The Human Condition Allows Us To Effectively Address Life's Ambiguities Without Losing Sight Of Its Tragic Overtones And Brings Along Far-ranging Personal And Social Benefits.by Defining The Problem That Other Philosophies And Many Religions Attempt To Solve In Terms We Can All Relate To,homo Risibilisenables An Understanding Of The Other That Surpasses Mere Tolerance.