Taking Laughter Seriously

Voorkant
SUNY Press, 30 jun 1983 - 144 pagina's
Preface

Part One: Laughter

1. Can There Be a Theory of Laughter?
2. The Superiority Theory
3. The Incongruity Theory
4. The Relief Theory
5. A New Theory

Part Two: Humor

6. The Variety of Humor
7. Humor as Aesthetic Experience
8. Humor and Freedom
9. The Social Value of Humor
10. Humor and Life

Notes
Works Cited
Index

 

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Can There Be a Theory of Laughter?
1
The Superiority Theory
4
The Incongruity Theory
15
The Relief Theory
20
A New Theory
38
The Variety of Humor
60
Humor as Aesthetic Experience
85
Humor and Freedom
101
The Social Value of Humor
114
Humor and Life
121
Notes
130
Works Cited
137
Index
141
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Over de auteur (1983)

John Morreall, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University, has published numerous articles on philosophy and linguistics. He is the author of Analogy and Talking about God.

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