According to Bergson, "The first point to which attention should be called is that the comic does not exist outside the pale of what is strictly ________. A landscape may be beautiful, charming and sublime, or insignificant and ugly; it will never be laughable."
A) organic
B) esoteric
C) human
D) ethical

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According to Bergson, the nature of comedy is rooted in the human realm and cannot be found outside of it, ruling out options A and B. Option D, ethical, does not align with Bergson's argument that comedy is not tied to moral judgment or ethical principles. Therefore, the best choice is C, human.

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