Morreall, John
Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor
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
Keywords: Applied Philosophy, Humor, theory of humor, psychology of humor, evolution of humor, aesthetics of humor, ethics of humor, humour, social cognition
- Author(s)
- Morreall, John
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2011
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- New Directions in Aesthetics
- Page amount
- 208 pages
- Category
- Litterary Studies
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781444358292
- Printed ISBN
- 9781405196123