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

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UPC:
9781405196123
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
2009-09-28
Author:
John Morreall
Language:
english
Edition:
1st
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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 humors benefits overlap significantly with those of philosophy
  • Includes a foreword by Robert Mankoff, Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker