Comic relief [[electronic resource] ] : a comprehensive philosophy of humor / / John Morreall; foreword by Robert Mankoff
| Comic relief [[electronic resource] ] : a comprehensive philosophy of humor / / John Morreall; foreword by Robert Mankoff |
| Autore | Morreall John <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 203p |
| Disciplina |
152.43
809.7 |
| Collana | New directions in aesthetics |
| Soggetto topico |
Wit and humor - Philosophy
Wit and humor - History |
| ISBN |
1-4443-5829-4
1-282-46097-8 9786612460975 1-4443-0779-7 1-4443-0780-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139959203321 |
Morreall John <1947->
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| Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Comic relief : a comprehensive philosophy of humor / / John Morreall; foreword by Robert Mankoff
| Comic relief : a comprehensive philosophy of humor / / John Morreall; foreword by Robert Mankoff |
| Autore | Morreall John <1947-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 203p |
| Disciplina |
152.43
809.7 |
| Collana | New directions in aesthetics |
| Soggetto topico |
Wit and humor - Philosophy
Wit and humor - History |
| ISBN |
9786612460975
9781444358292 1444358294 9781282460973 1282460978 9781444307795 1444307797 9781444307801 1444307800 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816987003321 |
Morreall John <1947->
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| Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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