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UNINA9910816987003321 |
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Morreall John <1947-> |
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Comic relief : a comprehensive philosophy of humor / / John Morreall; foreword by Robert Mankoff |
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Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
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9786612460975 |
9781444358292 |
1444358294 |
9781282460973 |
1282460978 |
9781444307795 |
1444307797 |
9781444307801 |
1444307800 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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New directions in aesthetics |
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Soggetti |
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Wit and humor - Philosophy |
Wit and humor - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Foreword / Robert Mankoff -- No laughing matter : the traditional rejection of humor and traditional theories of humor -- Humor, anarchy, and aggression -- The superiority theory : humor as anti-social -- The incongruity theory : humor as irrational -- The relief theory : humor as a pressure valve -- The minority opinion of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas : humor as playful relaxation -- The relaxation theory of Robert Latta -- Fight or flight, or laughter : the psychology of humor -- Humor and disengagement -- Humor as play -- Laughter as a play signal -- From Lucy to "I love Lucy" : the evolution of humor -- What was first funny? -- The basic pattern in humor : the playful enjoyment of a cognitive shift is expressed in laughter -- The worth of mirth -- That Mona Lisa smile : the aesthetics of humor -- Humor as |
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aesthetic experience -- Humor and other ways of enjoying cognitive shifts : the funny, tragic, grotesque, macabre, horrible, bizarre, and fantastic -- Tragedy vs. comedy : is heavy better than light? -- Enough with the jokes : spontaneous vs. prepared humor -- Laughing at the wrong time : the negative ethics of humor -- Eight traditional moral objections -- The shortcomings in the contemporary ethics of humor -- A more comprehensive approach : the ethics of disengagement -- First harmful effect : irresponsibility -- Second harmful effect : blocking compassion -- Third harmful effect : promoting prejudice -- Having a good laugh : the positive ethics of humor -- Intellectual virtues fostered by humor -- Moral virtues fostered by humor -- Humor during the Holocaust -- Homo sapiens and homo ridens : philosophy and comedy -- Was Socrates the first stand-up comedian? -- Humor and the existentialists -- The laughing Buddha -- The glass is half-empty and half-full : comic wisdom. |
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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 |
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UNICAMPANIAVAN00085189 |
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Autore |
Melillo, Generoso |
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Lessico dell' Edictum Theoderici Regis / Generoso Melillo, Antonio Palma, Carmela Pennacchio ; prefazione di Aldo Mazzacane |
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Napoli, : Edizioni scientifiche italiane, 1990 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Palma, Antonio |
Pennacchio, Carmela |
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Edictum Theoderici Regis - Concordanze |
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