A Philosophy of Humour

by Alan Roberts

Book Overview

Humour is a funny thing - everyone knows it but no-one knows what it is. This book addresses the question 'What is humour?' by first untangling the definitions of humour, amusement and funniness before then providing a new theory of humour which draws upon recent research in philosophy, psychology, linguistics and neuroscience. The theory is built up without assuming any prior knowledge and illustrated through humorous examples which are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030143813
• ISBN13: 9783030143817
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 133 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"