Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of HumorISBN: 978-1-4051-9612-3
Hardcover
202 pages
September 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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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 humor’s benefits overlap significantly with those of philosophy
- Includes a foreword by Robert Mankoff, Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker