Jokes is a book of jokes as well as a book about them. Philosophy from greek, philosophia, literally love of wisdom is the study of general and fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Humor and philosophy are definitely good bedfellows, and the lessons about clear thinking abound. Online shopping for highquality philosophy home decor by independent artists and designers from around the world. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. A comprehensive philosophy of humor new directions in aesthetics, no. Ted cohen loves a good laugh, but as a philosopher, he is also interested in how jokes work, why they work, and when they dont. This is the first work in the last fifty years to include the classic sources in the philosophy of humor and the first to present theories by contemporary philosophers. 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. The mix of laughter and real, scientific analysis is accessible for anyone, and distills otherwise dense notions into fun frivolity. Humor is presented as a conceptual tool for holding together contradictions and managing the unresolvable. The best philosophy books of all time updated for 2020. It has probably introduced more americans to philosophy than any other book.
Publishers of books on cooking, dining, travel, history, sports, gardening, ghosts, and humor plus childrens books. The most that major philosophers like plato, hobbes, and kant wrote. Philosophical methods include questioning, critical discussion. As just one example, when trying to explain the concepts of falsifiability and the biased interpretation of evidence, what could be more instructive than this a married couple is making breakfast. John and ken broadcast from beautiful portland, oregon, speaking with the authors of the perhaps unlikely best selling book plato and a platypus walk into a. Its available as an ebook here as is the first volume the aim of the book is to collect witty, entertaining, humorous, clever, insightful, brief remarks about, or relevant to, or within philosophy. The book shows how humor and philosophy are intertwined. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Introduction to will durants, the story of philosophy. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. John morrealls broadranging concerns in taking laughter seriously make it a book that will interest those in the social and behavioral sciences, philosophy.
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. Spontaneous laughter is a motor reflex produced by the coordinated contraction of 15 facial muscles in a stereotyped pattern and accompanied by altered breathing. Saturday morning breakfast cereal math and bullshit numbers. The philosophy of laughter and humor suny series in philosophy. It is worth noting that wittgenstein once said that a serious and good philosophical work could be written that would consist entirely of jokes without being facetious.
Comic relief wiley online books wiley online library. The philosophy of laughter and humor suny series in philosophy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. There has long been a need for a source book of classical writings on the nature of humor and laughter. See journal tab for the philosophy of humor yearbook call for papers, the guidelines, and other details. This guide includes the best philosophy books from throughout history. Philosophy humor nonfiction books for sale in stock ebay. Heidegger and a hippo walk through those pearly gates.
It invites philosophers from various traditions to share studies of humor, laughter, and the comic, and their roles e. It is one of the first philosophy books i ever read and, thanks to a gift from my soninlaw, i own a signed copy. See more ideas about guilt trips, philosophy and humor. A philosopher looks at the sense of humor by richard c. This is one of the best philosophy books in the history of medical practice, and forms the foundation of our current understanding of human health and disease. Comic novelist and critic paul mcdonald explores the philosophy of humour in a book that will appeal to philosophers and creative writers alike. The international association for the philosophy of humor has been established in 2014 with the purpose of inviting philosophers from various traditions to share study of humor, laughter, and the comic, and their roles e. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Other research interests include the philosophy of humor his most recent book is isnt that clever.
Gerald dworkin, distinguished professor of philosophy emeritus at uc davis, has put together another volume of philosophical humor, philosophy. Descartes takes his date, jeanne, to a michelinstarred restaurant for her birthday. Jon stewart my philosophy writing a book politics humor memes funny books behavior. I think philosophers are a joke, but so does the author.
The philosophy of humor yearbook covers the various intersections of philosophy with humor and laughter, irony, and the comical, historically and contemporarily, descriptively and prescriptively, seriously and jocularly. Philosophy of humor first published tue nov 20, 2012. Against the day by thomas pynchon, bridge of birds by barry hughart, lamb. An exploration of philosophical and religious ideas about humor in modern philosophy and their secular implications.
Each of these jokes includes an explanation, so you can learn what they mean if you dont quite get them. 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. Philosophy of humor stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Including quick summaries for beginners of modern philosophy books, eastern philosophy, western philosophy and more. A 1,000yearold text at the foundation of modern medicine and biology. This book is about the philosophy of humor which means it is about philosophy. This yearbook, the sole publication of its kind, addresses the contemporary interest in the philosophy of humor. Each one forces us to look and think in a different way, changing our outlook through a quick change in the mundane. A comprehensive philosophy of humor develops an inclusive.
I recently had the idea to create a series for a friends humor blog. Amir finds a rich tapestry of ideas about the comic, the tragic, humor, and related concepts such as irony, ridicule, and wit. Jim holt on how philosophers have explained our sense of humour. But like lots of philosophy, the book gets convoluted and difficult in places. Semantic mechanisms of humor studies in linguistics and philosophy only 1 left in stock more on the way. Contributors looked at some similarities between humor and philosophy how both point out foibles in our thinking and acting. The sommelier hands them the wine list, and jeanne asks to order the most expensive burgundy on the list. It invites philosophers from various traditions to share study of humor, laughter, and the comic, and their roles e. What are some books about the philosophy of humour and comedy. This book presents an original worldview, homo risibilis, wherein selfreferential humor is proposed as the path leading from a tragic view of life to a liberating embrace of human ridicule. They propose the theory that humor evolved because it strengthens the ability of the brain to find mistakes in active belief structures, that is, to detect mistaken reasoning.
Philosophy and humor an introduction by tim madigan. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. In issue 25 of philosophy now back in 1999, tim madigan as editor led a valiant foray into the topic of humor and its relationship to philosophy. The philosophy of humor yearbook addresses the contemporary interest in the philosophy of humor. Jim holt on philosophy and humour books the guardian. The philosophy of laughter and humor john morreall. The philosophy of humor and the humor of philosophy. Good place creator writing humor and philosophy book. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. This page features a growing list of free philosophy ebooks, presenting essential works by aristotle, hegel, kant, nietzsche, wittgenstein and many other philosophers. A comprehensive philosophy of humor develops an inclusive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic.
A philosophy of humor and comedy, as well as ethics, philosophy. They famously taught the work you may even begin to understand philosophy through jokes, penning three books on the topic. The book also features traditional explorations of the place of humor in aesthetics, drama, and literature. Mcclanahan books are sold throughout kentucky and the south in book and gift shops, fine department stores, museums, on national shopping networks, and in a variety of other retail sources. I start with a really bad joke, and then provide a commentary coming from a certain charactera kind of unhinged, highbrow scholarly type who takes the joke way too seriously. Three traditional theories of laughter and humor are examined, along with the theory that humor evolved from mockaggressive play in apes. Expand your mind and laugh with 12 funny books on philosophy. Philosophy can be difficult to understand, but humor can be a great way to approach it. Richards is intended as a starting point for a philosophical discussion in this tour of the wide, wonderful world of the humorous, we touch upon such issues as what causes a sense of humor, whether it can be taught, what its value may be, how it is connected with happiness, and whether it should be placed on the endangered species list. Since 2007, the dynamic philosophy comedic duo of tom cathcart and dan klein have used humor to observe some basic truths around human psychology and ancient and modern philosophies. Humour, communication in which the stimulus produces amusement in all its manysplendoured varieties, humour can be simply defined as a type of stimulation that tends to elicit the laughter reflex.
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