Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor (New Directions in Aesthetics) (1st Edition) – eBook PDF
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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eBook details
- Authors: John Morreall
- File Size: 1 MB
- Format: PDF
- Length: 206 Pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition
- Publication Date: September 28, 2009
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1405196122
- ISBN-13: 9781405196123