Ebook: Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor

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

Content:
Chapter 1 No Laughing Matter (pages 1–26):
Chapter 2 Fight or Flight – or Laughter (pages 27–39):
Chapter 3 From Lucy to “I Love Lucy” (pages 40–68):
Chapter 4 That Mona Lisa Smile (pages 69–89):
Chapter 5 Laughing at the Wrong Time (pages 90–110):
Chapter 6 Having a Good Laugh (pages 111–124):
Chapter 7 Homo Sapiens and Homo Ridens (pages 125–138):
Chapter 8 The Glass is Half?Empty and Half?Full (pages 139–145):