In on the Joke: The Ethics of Humor and Comedy

by Steven Gimbel and Thomas Wilk

Who is morally permitted to tell jokes about Jews? Poles? Women? Only those in the group? Only those who would be punching up? Anyone, since they are just jokes? All of the standard approaches are too broad or too narrow. In on the Joke provides a more sophisticated approach according to which each person possesses "joke capital" that can serve as "comic insurance" covering certain jokes in certain contexts. When Bob tells a joke about Jews, we...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110759756
• ISBN13: 9783110759754
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary