An edition of Comic relief: a comprehensive philosophy of humor
(2009)
Comic relief
a comprehensive philosophy of humor
by John Morreall
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'Comic Relief' develops a comprehensive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humour.
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Comic relief: a comprehensive philosophy of humor
2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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Table of Contents
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
Traditional moral objections
The contemporary ethics of humor
A more comprehensive approach : the ethics of disengagement
First harmful effect of disengagement : 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
Comedy and self-transcendence
Humor during the holocaust
Homo sapiens and homo ridens : philosophy and comedy
Was Socrates the first standup comedian?
Humor and the existentialists
The laughing Buddha
The glass is half-empty and half-full : comic wisdom.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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