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Language: en
Pages: 257
Pages: 257
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-03-25 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press
“Bravo! I’ll say nothing funny about it, for it is a superior piece of work.” —P. J. O’Rourke “F. H. Buckley’s The Morality of Laughter is at once
Language: en
Pages: 305
Pages: 305
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher:
Ancient philosophers were very interested in questions about laughter, humor and comedy. They theorized about laughter and its causes, moralized about the appro
Language: en
Pages: 220
Pages: 220
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-01 - Publisher: Berghahn Books
Anthropological writings on humor are not very numerous or extensive, but they do contain a great deal of insight into the diverse mental and social processes t
Language: en
Pages: 296
Pages: 296
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher: Suny Press
This book assesses the adequacy of the traditional theories of laughter and humor, suggests revised theories, and explores such areas as the aesthetics and ethi
Language: en
Pages: 276
Pages: 276
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-10-03 - Publisher: SAGE
From Thomas Hobbes' fear of the power of laughter to the compulsory, packaged "fun" of the contemporary mass media, Billig takes the reader on a stimulating tou