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Comic Relief
eBook - A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor, New Directions in Aesthetics
ISBN/EAN: 9781444307801
Umbreit-Nr.: 3658865
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 208 S., 0.92 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 19.11.2009
Auflage: 1/2009
E-Book
Format: PDF
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <i>Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor</i> develops an inclusive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humor<ul><li>Offers an enlightening and accessible foray into the serious business of humor</li><li>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</li><li>Argues that humors benefits overlap significantly with those of philosophy</li><li>Includes a foreword by Robert Mankoff, Cartoon Editor of<i>The New Yorker</i></li></ul>
- Autorenportrait
- <b>John Morreall</b>s previous publications include<i>Taking Laughter Seriously</i> (1983);<i>The Philosophy of Laughter and Humor</i> (1987);<i>Humor Works</i> (1997); and<i>Comedy, Tragedy, and Religion</i> (1999). In 2004 and 2005, he was elected President of the International Society for Humor Studies. His work has been featured in the<i>New York Times</i>, the<i>Washington Post</i>, and the<i>Economist</i>.