The Meaning of Action is now clarified not by immersion in its essence, its telos, its own character, but quite the contrary by applying a discrepant, inadequate, alien Yardstick, for which Kenneth Burke coins the apt formula "Perspective by Incongruity." [...]
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incongruity | BrE ˌɪnkənˈɡruːɪti, ˌɪŋkəŋˈɡruːɪti, AmE ˌɪnkənˈɡruədi, ˌɪnkɑŋˈɡruədi | noun, no pl. 1 (quality) Deplatziertheit (Fem.) ▸ without incongruity ohne deplatziert zu wirken 2 (instance) Absurdität (Fem.)