Taking Laughter Seriously

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John Morreall

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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

Author Biography:

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.

Release date NZ

June 30th, 1983

Author

John Morreall

Audience

Professional & Vocational

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Total Illustrations: 0

Pages

154

Dimensions

152x229x25

ISBN-13

9780873956437

Product ID

3990694

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