Taking Laughter Seriously - Paperback
Taking Laughter Seriously - Paperback
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by John Morreall (Author)
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.
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