Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind

by Daniel C. Dennett, Reginald B. Adams Jr., Matthew M. Hurley, et al.

Book Overview

This evolutionary and cognitive theory of humor seeks to reveal the complex science behind why we crack up.

"A sophisticated analysis . . . written with clarity, good cheer, and, of course, wit." ―Steven Pinker, author of How The Mind Works

Some things are funny--jokes, puns, sitcoms, Charlie Chaplin, The Far Side, Malvolio with his yellow garters crossed--but why? Why does humor exist in the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262518694
• ISBN13: 9780262518697
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher