Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor (New Directions in Aesthetics, No. 9)

Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor (New Directions in Aesthetics, No. 9) image
ISBN-10:

1405196122

ISBN-13:

9781405196123

Author(s): John Morreall
Edition: First Edition
Released: Sep 28, 2009
Publisher: Wiley/Blackwell
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
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Description:

Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor develops an inclusive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humor
  • Offers an enlightening and accessible foray into the serious business of humor
  • Reveals how standard theories of humor fail to explain its true nature and actually support traditional prejudices against humor as being antisocial, irrational, and foolish
  • Argues that humor’s benefits overlap significantly with those of philosophy
  • Includes a foreword by Robert Mankoff, Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker

























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