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UNINA9910139959203321 |
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Morreall John <1947-> |
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Comic relief [[electronic resource] ] : a comprehensive philosophy of humor / / John Morreall; foreword by Robert Mankoff |
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Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
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1-4443-5829-4 |
1-282-46097-8 |
9786612460975 |
1-4443-0779-7 |
1-4443-0780-0 |
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New directions in aesthetics |
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Wit and humor - Philosophy |
Wit and humor - History |
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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 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 |
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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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UNISA996210194403316 |
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Prostate cancer |
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[New York, NY], : Hindawi Publishing Corporation, [2011]- |
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Prostate - Cancer |
Prostatic Neoplasms |
Periodicals. |
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Internet Resources. |
Periodical |
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UNINA9910689466903321 |
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H. Con. Res. 352, H. Res. 500, H. Con. Res. 297, H. Con. Res. 275, and H. Res. 259 : markup before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, June 15, 2000 |
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1 online resource (iii, 54 p.) |
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Freedom of the press - Russia (Federation) |
Olympics - Centennial celebrations, etc |
Prisoners of war - Iraq |
Zimbabwe Politics and government 1980- |
Hungary Centennial celebrations, etc |
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